Delicious Fig and Arugula Pizza

This delicious fig and arugula pizza has the perfect mix of flavors for a wonderful meal or serve as an appetizer.

Early September we can find fresh figs in our grocery store. My best friend, Colleen has a fig tree in her yard. It produces an abundance of tasty figs. She brought me some fresh figs over the Labor Day weekend.

Figs are one of my favorite fruits to eat. I love a good fig and arugula pizza. About ten years ago I had a pizza in DC with figs. This pizza had the best combination of flavors. Here is my version of the pizza with my own spin.

The forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden had to be a fig not an apple or pear. Afterall

What kind of figs do you put on pizza? You would use fresh figs that are in season. The fresh figs are thinly sliced. Figs are placed on top of the pizza. The pizza is placed in the oven and baked.

Does the Arugula go on before or after you bake the pizza? The Arugula is added to the pizza after it has been taken out of the oven. It gives the pizza a wonderful savory peppery taste.

What else goes on the pizza? Goat cheese, fresh mozzarella, fresh crisp arugula, caramelized onions, walnuts, honey, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sometimes I will add prosciutto or add pears when figs are out of season.

Delicious Fig and Arugula Pizza

This delicious fig and goat cheese pizza with caramelized onion, walnuts, fresh mozzarella cheese with the honey-balsamic glaze tastes amazing. You will enjoy the savory taste and texture from the fresh figs with the goat cheese along with peppery taste of arugula .

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  

• 1 8" diameter homemade (pre-made) pizza crust
• 4 oz Goat Cheese
• 6 Fresh Figs
• 1/2 cup Fresh Arugula
• 1/4 cup Chopped Walnuts
• 1/2 Sweet Onion (medium) Drizzle of olive oil in pan
• 1/4 cup Freshly Grated or Sliced Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 TBSP Olive Oil
• 1 TBSP Honey
• 2 TBSP Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 Parchment Paper Sheet

Instructions

 

• Over low heat, drizzle a little (1/4 tsp) of olive oil in a medium frying pan. Add thinly sliced sweet onion. Continue to cook until onions are tender and golden. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees or according to the instruction for your pizza crust.
• Add the homemade pizza crust on a baking sheet with brown parchment paper.
• With a pastry brush, distribute a layer of olive oil over the top of the pizza crust.
• Spread 4 oz of soften goat cheese over the pizza crust.
• Add the caramelized onions on top of the layer of goat cheese.
• Add shredded mozzarella cheese over the onions.
• Wash and dry your fresh figs. Slice them in thirds (or thin slices).
• Place the figs over the cheese.
• Sprinkle walnuts over the pizza.
• In a small bowl or cup, mix up honey and balsamic vinegar together. Pour this glaze over the figs on the pizza.
• Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Check often to make sure your crust is not getting too brown.
• Remove from oven and top with fresh arugula.
• Slice and enjoy!

Notes

Try adding prosciutto or substitute the goat cheese for Gorgonzola cheese. If you cannot find figs in season, sliced pears also works wonderful on this pizza.

Keyword fresh figs, arugula, goat cheese, honey-balsamic glaze

How to make a delicious fig and arugula pizza

1. Getting Started – fig and arugula pizza

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees or to the temperature as instructed for the pre-made or homemade pizza dough.

Over low heat, drizzle a little (1/4 tsp) of olive oil in a medium frying pan. Add thinly sliced sweet onion. Continue to cook until onions are tender and golden. Remove from heat.

2. Crust

Add the homemade pizza crust on a baking sheet with brown parchment paper. With a pastry brush, distribute a layer of olive oil over the top of the pizza crust.

3. Top with the cheeses & Caramelized Onions

Spread 4 oz of soften goat cheese over the pizza crust. Add the caramelized onions on top of the layer of goat cheese. Add shredded mozzarella cheese over the onions.

4. Add Fresh Figs & Walnuts

Wash and dry your fresh figs.

Slice them in thirds (or thin slices). Place the figs over the cheese. Sprinkle walnuts over the pizza.

5. Glaze

In a small bowl or cup, mix up honey and balsamic vinegar together. Pour this glaze over the figs on the pizza.

6. Bake in oven

Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Check often to make sure your crust is not getting too brown.

7. Top with Fresh Arugula

Remove from oven and top with fresh arugula. Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Slice and enjoy!

This pizza is a wonderful meal. It is bursting with flavor. You will have to let me know if you make it.

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