Fig prosciutto pizza combines the sweetness of ripe figs with the savory richness of thinly sliced prosciutto on top of creamy mozzarella cheese. Once the pizza is perfectly gold brown, garnish with a drizzle of sweet aged balsamic and a scatter of fresh basil leaves.
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🍕 About This Recipe
There is a short window at the end of summer, when fresh figs are perfectly in season. I love keeping them simple and make roasted figs with honey as an easy dessert or making baked figs with blue cheese for a quick appetizer.
If you love the combination of sweet and savory and lucky enough to score a handful of fresh figs, then you will love this fig and prosciutto pizza! The pizza is simply layered with a schmear of tangy creme fraiche and mozzarella along with slices of salty prosciutto and slices of fresh figs.
📋 Ingredients
- Pizza Dough: Bring the pizza dough to room temperature about an hour before rolling the dough, which will make it easier to stretch out.
- Creme Fraiche: This is a tangy French sour cream product that is creamy and tart. If creme fraiche isn't available, you could substitute sour cream or creamy ricotta cheese.
- Mozzarella: Any mozzarella will work for, but i do suggest shredding or roughly tearing a mozzarella instead of using the pre-shredded options.
- Prosciutto: Prosciutto is an Italian cured pork product that is thinly sliced with salty and slightly funky notes.
- Fresh Figs: Figs are a seasonal luxury and not often found all throughout the year. When looking for figs, look for plump and ripe figs that feel heavy for their size.
- Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar: Drizzle a bit of olive right before cooking the pizza and save the aged balsamic as a finishing touch. Use a sweet aged balsamic that is thicker and sweet or use balsamic glaze.
- Fresh Basil: If figs are in season, you most likely have fresh basil as well! If basil isn't available, garnish the pizza with a handful of peppery arugula.
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
🍋 Substitutions and Variations
- Instead of fresh figs, substitute with chopped dried figs, which will give the prosciutto pizza a bit more sweetness.
- If you like smoky, try speck instead of prosciutto. Speck is the same cut and style, but instead of cured, the meat is smoked.
- Creme fraiche may be difficult to find, you can substitute with sour cream or a creamy ricotta cheese.
- Garnish the fig prosciutto pizza with a handful of fresh arugula that drizzled with olive oil.
- Instead of mozzarella, add creamy goat cheese or add both goat cheese and mozzarella.
⏲️ Instructions
Step 1: Spread a thin layer of creme fraiche onto the stretched out pizza dough and top with roughly torn mozzarella cheese.
Step 2: Add a few slices of prosciutto and scatter sliced figs on top and drizzle the pizza with olive oil before cooking.
Step 3: Cook the fig prosciutto pizza in a hot oven until the crust is golden brown and cheese has melted.
Step 4: Once the pizza is finished cooking, remove from the oven and garnish with a drizzle of aged balsamic and scatter fresh basil leaves.
📍 Recipe Tips
- Bring the pizza dough to room temperature before rolling out, which will make the dough easier to stretch out.
- Pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes before cooking the pizza.
- A pizza stone is essential for a crispy crust, but a good alternative is using an upside down baking sheet.
Recipe FAQs
Prosciutto can go on before cooking the pizza or afterwards. If adding the prosciutto beforehand, it will slightly crisp up when cooked.
Fresh mission figs are fantastic on pizza! They are sweet and caramelize nicely when cooked in a hot oven.
Yes, prosciutto is salt cured and perfectly find to eat right out of the package!
🥗 What to Serve With
Serve the fig pizza with prosciutto alongside a peppery arugula and pear salad or heirloom tomato caprese salad.
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Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 550 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and divide the pizza dough in half or keep it whole for 1 large pizza.
- Roll each dough ball into a 9–10-inch circle and spread a thin layer of creme fraiche onto the pizza dough and top with roughly torn mozzarella.
- Gently tear large slices of prosciutto and place the slices around the pizza and layer the sliced figs on top and drizzle with olive oil.
- Transfer the pizza to the hot oven on either a pizza stone or baking sheet and bake until the crust is golden brown and cheese melts, about 7-10 minutes.
- Once done, garnish the pizza with a drizzle of aged balsamic and fresh basil leaves.
Notes
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- Bring the pizza dough to room temperature before rolling out, which will make the dough easier to stretch out.
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- Pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes before cooking the pizza.
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- A pizza stone is essential for a crispy crust, but a good alternative is using an upside down baking sheet.
- Yields 1 large pizza or 2 medium sized pizzas.
KitchenComfort says
I just found super fresh figs and this was the best fig recipe I could find. I have a Pizza stone so it was pretty easy. It really was delicious. We will be making the https://littleferrarokitchen.com/turkish-pide-turkish-pizza-with-2-different-fillings/ Next.