Mediterranean Goat Cheese Pizza

C. Taylor's Note:

This is my version of a fabulous pizza I had at the Flatbread Pizza Company. It's one of my absolute favorites and I even make it on the grill when it gets too hot to turn on the oven in the summertime. It also makes a great appetizer if sliced into small pieces. Using the combination of the non stick foil and the oven rack ensures a crispy crust that wont get stuck to the pan.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb pizza dough (store bought)
• 1 large onion, sliced and caramelized
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 ounces goat cheese
• 1/3 cup sliced roasted red pepper
• 1/4 cup kalamata olive, pitted and chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Line a large edgeless pan or pizza stone with non stick foil.
3. Stretch out pizza dough.
4. Mix olive oil, garlic, salt and oregano together and spread on the dough.
5. Cover dough with mozzarella cheese and then top with the goat cheese, peppers, caramelized onions and olives.
6. Bake for 12 minutes (pizza should slide right off, if not bake another minute) and then slide pizza directly onto the oven rack and bake for another 5 minutes.
7. Remove from oven when golden brown.

Reviews

[spartanfish]

I made this pizza tonight and the husband and I loved it, and it only took about a half hour to make including baking time :)

[Chef #469716]

This was great! We hosted an office Christmas Party at our home with homemade pizzas. I tried this one and it was a HUGH hit!! I made it exactly like the recipe said (I did make my own pizza dough ahead of time), and it was fantastic. Thank you so much for such a great recipe!! Caroline