Pizza With Caramelized Onions, Figs, Bacon and Blue Cheese | Searching4Zen

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large Spanish onion
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• Kosher salt
• 4 thick slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch thick batons
• 1 ball pizza dough
• Flour, for dusting surface
• 12 dried mission figs, stems trimmed, cut into quarters or small pieces
• ¾ cup crumbled Gorgonzola
• Extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• At least 45 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and pizza stone to 550 degrees.
• Place the bacon in the pan and set over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a small bowl.
• Place the pizza dough on a heavily floured surface and stretch and pull, using your hands or a rolling pin, into about a 14-inch round. Place on a lightly floured pizza peel or rimless baking sheet.
• Cover with the toppings, careful not to press on the dough and weigh it down: the caramelized onions first, then the figs and bacon, and finally the Gorgonzola, leaving roughly a 1/2 inch border.
• Drizzle with a little olive oil and some cracked black pepper. Serve hot.
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• Appetizer
• Cheese
• Dinner
• Lunch
• Main Dishes
• Pizza