Pizzas are especially nice because they naturally invite sharing and do not need much alongside them. The combination of fruit, cheese, and cured meat already feels complete, and the honey ties all those flavors together without making the pizza feel dessert-like. It is a very appealing mix of sweet, salty, creamy, and crisp.
This is the sort of recipe that works beautifully for date night at home or a slightly more dressed-up casual dinner. Pear, Brie and Prosciutto Pizza with a drizzle of honey feels refined, but still easygoing in the best way.
As you can see in the picture; I am not very concerned with the shape of a pizza, especially when I make pizza for just the two of us. The shape does not change the flavor of the pizza. It’s the crust and the toppings; my hand-made pizza bottoms usually look ‘rustic’.
Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Bartlett pear
- Onion
- Brie cheese
- Prosciutto
- Arugula
- Honey – optional
The flavors of the ingredients work so well together that you don’t need anything else, so spices, no salt. You have sweet caramelized onions, peppery arugula, salty ham, creamy brie cheese and juicy pears.
How to Make Pear, Brie and Prosciutto Pizza
This recipe is about the toppings, as I am assuming that you already have your favorite pizza bottom in your arsenal, or that you use store-pizza dough or a store-bought pizza bottom. I prefer to make 2 small pizzas from a 1 pizza dough recipe, as there are often toppings my husband prefers that I don’t and visa versa.
- Step 1 – Heat your oven to the highest temperature, around 500 degrees F.
- Step 2 – Cut the onion in thing rings and caramelize these in a little bit of olive oil in a skillet. Do this slowly and you’ll have soft sweet onions.
- Step 3 – Wash the pear and take the core out (no need to peel it). Slice the pear thinly. Cut the brie in thin slices as well.
- Step 4 – Cut the dough in half and make 2 pizza bottoms, or keep one normal-sized pizza bottom. Place the pizza on a baking sheet that you dusted with cornmeal.
- Step 5 – Now start ‘decorating’ the pizza bottom with the toppings. Caramelized onions, pear, arugula, prosciutto, brie.
- When all is divided over the two pizza bottoms, drizzle each with little bit of honey, if you like.
- Slice baking sheet in the oven and bake the pizzas for about 10 minutes.
What will it taste like? Bread flavor from the dough; warm fruit but still crunchy; sweetness from the onion, peppery from the arugula mixed with the salty juices from the ham and the creaminess coming from the brie cheese.
Sounds good? Try and let me know what you think.
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Pear, Brie and Prosciutto Pizza
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- 1 pizza dough, homemade or store-bought
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
Pizza Toppings
- 1 Bartlett Pear
- 1/2 onion
- 5 ounces Brie cheese
- 4 ounces Prosciutto
- 2 cups arugula
- honey, optional
Instructions
- Heat your oven to the highest temperature, around 500°F.
- Prepare the toppings.
- Cut the onion in thing rings and caramelize these in a little bit of olive oil in a skillet. Do this slowly and you’ll have soft sweet onions.
- Wash the pear and take the core out (no need to peel it). Slice the pear thinly. Cut the brie in thin slices as well.
- Prepare the pizza, by shaping your dough into 2 small or one 'normal sized' pizza.
- Place the pizza(s) on a baking sheet that you dusted with cornmeal.
- Now start ‘decorating’ the pizza bottom with the toppings. Caramelized onions, pear, arugula, prosciutto, brie.
- When all is divided over the two pizza bottoms, drizzle each with little bit of honey.
- Place baking sheet in the oven and bake the pizzas for about 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.