A nice and fresh pizza appetizer.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 pizza |
Ingredients
- 1 pre-baked pizza crust
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 pears – peeled, cored and sliced
- ¼ cup toasted walnut pieces
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Place the pizza crust on a pizza pan. Bake in the preheated oven until just crisp, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the garlic, Dijon mustard, rosemary, and vinegar in a food processor or blender. Turn on, and drizzle in the olive oil slowly until the dressing has thickened. Quickly pulse in 1/4 cup of blue cheese; season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spread the vinaigrette over the pizza crust. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of blue cheese evenly over the crust, followed by the mozzarella cheese. Arrange the sliced pears over the cheese, and sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese has melted and is bubbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting into slices.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 427 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 537 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made on Cauliflower pizza crust. Fam loved it.
we did. used gorgonzola, substitute Mexican cheese for mozzarella, added one handfull of spinach chopped, used 1/4 cup olive oil and used roll out pie crust, sprinkled light mex cheese to adhere walnuts, then baked
I use my own crust but follow the rest of the recipe. I’ve made this many times for many people and it has always been a success. Even people who say they don’t like pears have loved it!
Great blue cheese flavor in this pizza, blended wonderfully with the pears and walnuts. I might use less of the vinaigrette sauce next time as some people thought it was a bit overpowering. We made our own pizza crust instead of using a store-bought one and we used dried hens instead of fresh ones.
We enjoyed this in spite of the fact that the pears I used did not have a ton of flavor. This would make a really nice party appetizer, cut into small wedges. From a presentation point of view, the pear slices looked a little dry when this came out of the oven. Next time I think I’ll try heating a little bit of apple jelly and brushing it on the fruit before it goes into the oven. For whatever reason, the crust ended up tough/too chewy…I used a Boboli thin pizza crust. In the future, I think I’ll use my own homemade pizza crust. This is very rich, the vinaigrette has a wonderful herb-garlic-blue cheese flavor, and it was dinner last night with a big tossed salad. IMO this is best served warm. Thanks M.J.W. for a new recipe that definitely is “outside the box.”
Ok, rating again because this time I made it with fresh rosemary, cut it into small pieces and served as an appetizer at a friend’s birthday party – rave reviews. PLUS – I used the leftover sauce this way: I sauteed some chicken thighs in olive oil (salt and peppered it first). I had 1/2 bunch of swiss chard to use up so I chopped it finely and threw that in while cooking the chicken. When chicken was browned on both sides, I added in the leftover sauce that I didn’t use on the pizza. I had two ripe pears to use up so I peeled those, chopped and threw them in too. Cooked until chicken was almost falling apart, maybe 40 mins. Served it over jasmine rice. YUM!
best. pizza. ever. made. it was amazing! and so easy. I really enjoyed making this pizza. I used ww dough i made in the bread machine and substituted feta for blue cheese because its what I had on hand, and threw in a green onion instead of rosemary. But other than that followed the recipe and really enjoyed this pizza.
Too much mustard. I topped the pizza with chopped fresh spinach. Next time I’ll use more garlic.
Wow! This pizza was so delicious! I don’t used pre-baked crust, I use the fresh dough from the local supermarket. This pizza turned out very well. The flavor combinations were spot on. I substituted toasted walnuts with candied walnuts because that’s what I had. Still amazing. The sauce loses a little bit of flavor once cooked, but you can always add a little more once the pizza is cooked. Mmmmm.
Fantastic taste. Everyone wanted the recipe.
Delicious pizza. Easy to make and all the flavors work amazingly well together. An excellent alternative to a heavier traditional style pizza. Will definitely make this again soon.