Truffled Mushroom and Goat Cheese Pizza
This thin-crust pizza for mushroom lovers is topped with caramelized onions, mushrooms, garlic, goat cheese, fresh mozzarella, truffle oil and fresh chives.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic about 3 medium cloves
- 1 tablespoon white truffle oil plus more for drizzling
- 12 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ounces goat cheese (chèvre) crumbled
- 2 ounces fresh mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
- 1/2 recipe White-Wheat Pizza Dough or your favorite store-bought dough
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475°F, lightly oil a 12-inch round pizza pan, sprinkle with a little cornmeal and set aside.
- Combine 1 teaspoon of the garlic with the truffle oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add the remaining garlic and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden in color, 10 to 12 minutes longer.Note: If you feel the mixture is too dry during cooking, just add a little water.
- Once the onions are golden, add the mushrooms and cook just long enough for them to shrink slightly and become tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
- Roll the pizza dough to fit the prepared pan. Spread the garlic-truffle oil mixture over the entire surface and pre-bake the crust for 5 minutes.
- Remove the crust from the oven and spread the onion-mushroom mixture evenly on top. Arrange the cheeses evenly around the pizza and return to the oven until the crust is nicely toasted and the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with fresh chives and drizzle with a little extra truffle oil. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.
Notes
Recipe Variation: Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Pizza
Follow the recipe above with the following changes:- Replace the truffle oil with olive oil and combine with the minced garlic for brushing the crust.
- Once the onions and mushrooms are done cooking, combine them with 2 tightly-packed cups of baby spinach leaves.
- Omit the finishing with truffle oil and chives.
Nutrition
Calories: 311 | Total Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 507mg | Carbohydrates: 34g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Protein: 13g