Caramelized Pear and Prosciutto Pizza

5 from 8 votes

If you are looking for a fun play on pizza with sweet and salty notes, you will love this pear prosciutto pizza! With sautéed shallots, mozzarella and finished with a sweet balsamic glaze.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Dinner, Main

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: caramelized pear pizza, pear pizza, pear prosciutto pizza

Servings: servings

Calories: 764kcal

Author: Samantha Ferraro

Equipment

Ingredients

Caramelized Shallots

2 tablespoons Olive oil
1 shallot sliced thin

Pear Pizza

1 pound pizza dough cut in half and at room temperature
Flour for dusting
4 tablespoons olive oil for pears and pizza
2 bosc pears sliced into ¼ inch slices
8 ounces mozzarella cheese roughly torn
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese + more for garnish
4-6 slices of prosciutto
Aged balsamic for garnish
Basil leaves for garnish

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Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 550 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the oven is preheating, caramelize the shallots. Bring a medium sized skillet to medium heat and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Add the sliced shallots and sauté until the shallots soften and edges slightly caramelize, about 5-8 minutes. Once the shallots change color and darken, remove them and set aside.
Wipe the same skillet clean and drizzle a bit more olive oil. Add the sliced pears and cook until the pears just deepen in color and smell sweet, for about 4-6 minutes. Then turn over and caramelize the other side for another 3-4 minutes. Once done, remove and set aside.
Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and divide the pizza dough in half.
Roll each dough ball into a 9–10-inch circle and drizzle the center of the dough with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Top both pizzas with roughly torn mozzarella and grated parmesan cheese. Gently tear large slices of prosciutto and place the slices around the pizza, along with the slices of caramelized pears.
Finish with a few dollops of the caramelized shallots around the pizza 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 drizzled the pizzas with aged balsamic and fresh basil leaves.

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Notes

- For the prefect golden pizza crust, pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

- If you don't have a pizza stone, use a baking sheet! Turn the baking sheet upside down onto its flat side and pre-heat in the oven.

- If the pizza dough springs back as you roll it, don't force it! Let the dough rest at room temperature for another 10-15 minutes and it will stretch easier.
- Yields 2 medium sized pizzas

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