Fig and caramelised onion pizza
“Taste good, smell good, look good - figs add style and flavour to sweet and savoury dishes.”
- extra virgin olive oil
For the pizza dough
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 200g plain flour
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 cup caramelised onions
- 100g fresh mozzarella, sliced
- 4 ripe figs, unpeeled and thickly sliced crosswise
- 1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 150g taleggio (or other washed-rind cheese)
This recipe is from the Cooks Companion.
Method
Mix yeast, salt and flour. Mix water with oil and beat into
ingredients. Knead until smooth and elastic. Turn into a lightly oiled
bowl, cover with plastic film and allow to double (about 1 1/2 hours).
Knock back, fold gently in four and allow to rise again for about 30
minutes.
Flatten and shape.
Preheat oven to 220C. Lightly oil a 26cm pizza tray.
Roll out dough and transfer to pizza tray. Press down with fingertips
to dimple surface. Smear over caramelised onion and cover with
mozzarella and figs. Sprinkle with rosemary and sea salt, grind over
pepper and dot with cheese. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon extra virgin
olive oil and bake for 15 minutes until edges are very crisp and cheese
is bubbling. Slip onto a board and cut into quarters.
Serves 4.
