Bleu Cheese and Fig Pizza
- 1 package fresh pizza dough at room temperature
- 2 TB olive oil
- 1 pint Black Mission Figs, halved lengthwise
- 4 oz. bleu cheese
- 2 TB Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 TB honey
- 1 Tb butter
- 1 handful arugula
- Preheat oven to 500.
- Prepare your pizza stone or spray a perforated pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Press the pizza dough into the pan or onto the stone with your fingertips until you have reached the desired shape and size.
- Brush the top of the pizza dough with olive oil.
- Arrange the halved figs on top of the pizza dough,
- Top each fig with a small dollop of bleu cheese.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the dough is puffed and golden and the figs are soft.
- While the pizza is cooking, combine the honey, butter and Balsamic vinegar in a sauce pan.
- Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce becomes syrupy.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- When the pizza is done, drizzle the sauce on top of the figs.
- Top with arugula while the pizza is still hot so that the heat wilts the argula.
- Slice and serve.
Feel free to substitute another cheese such as ricotta or fresh goat cheese for the bleu cheese.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2013/09/12/fresh-figs/
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