Asian Pear Pizza

This savory pie can be served as an appetizer or as a main dish. Double or triple the recipe and host a pizza-making party. https://www.loveandlemons.com/pear-pizza-with-fried-sage/
Serves 2

Ingredients

• pizza dough, rolled thin
• olive oil with some minced garlic
• 1 Asian pear, thinly sliced (about ⅛ inch)
• ¹⁄₃ cup (or more), grated pecorino
• 1 ball of fresh mozzarella, sliced
• part of a red onion, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup good feta cheese
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• handful of arugula
• sage leaves, fried
• salt
• optional: a few pinches of red pepper flakes
• optional: drizzle of honey

Directions

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Brush pizza dough with olive oil, garlic and a bit of salt.
3. Evenly sprinkle with grated pecorino.
4. Near the edge, place a layer of pears in a circle, then slightly overlap the pear layer with a circle of sliced mozzarella, then another circle of pears, etc.
5. Top with red onion slices, crumbled feta and pine nuts. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle on a few pinches of salt.
6. Bake until browned and bubbly, about 8-10 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat olive oil. When oil begins to shimmer, fry sage leaves for about 5 seconds each. Remove, sprinkle with salt, and place on a paper towel to cool.
8. Remove pizza from the oven and top with arugula and sage leaves.
   Serve with red pepper flakes and honey, if desired.

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