This Gorgonzola pizza with caramelized red onions is a family favorite. It has the sharp flavor of Gorgonzola cheese and the mild, somewhat sweet flavor of caramelized red onions. Both kids and grown-ups love it, so you can’t go wrong making this pizza at home.
And it’s very easy to make. You just need 30 minutes to prepare the caramelized red onions, but you can do that in advance, even a few days ahead.
Tips for Making Gorgonzola Pizza with Caramelized Red Onions
- The amounts in this recipe yield 1 large Gorgonzola pizza with caramelized red onions.
- You need 280 g (10 oz) of dough for a regular-size pizza, and 140 g (5 oz) for a small pizza.
- If you are making more than one pizza, cut the dough into equal-size pieces, about 10 oz or 280 g each, and form a ball for each pizza.
- For the caramelized red onions, click the link and follow my recipe. They take 30–35 minutes, so you can work with the dough while the onions are cooking.
- See my pizza dough recipe for more details.
- Also, learn how to shape your pizza at home.
Gorgonzola Pizza With Caramelized Red Onions
A family favorite homemade pizza with authentic Italian flavors
Ingredients
- 10 oz pizza dough 280 g
- 4 tbsp tomato purée (passata) 66 g
- extra virgin olive oil a few drops
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 ½ oz fresh mozzarella cheese 125 g
- 3 oz Gorgonzola cheese 85 g, about 5 tbsp
- caramelized red onions half the recipe
Instructions
- Prepare the caramelized red onions and preheat your oven to the highest possible heat.
- Form the pizza dough into a ball. Start by making a circular motion with the palm of your hand, applying some pressure. Then release the pressure gradually until you get a nice ball shape. Put your pizza dough ball on a lightly floured work surface. Dust it with a little more flour, and let it proof, covered with a kitchen towel, for another 15 minutes.
- Shape your dough into a large, thin disk and place it in a pizza pan.
- Put the tomato purée (passata) on top of your pizza dough, in the middle. With the back of a spoon or a ladle, using circular motions toward the edges, make sure the tomato covers your pizza dough. Leave an edge about 1 inch (2-3 cm) thick.
- Drizzle a few drops of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with dried oregano and salt.
- Add your mozzarella cheese. Just tear it into bite-size pieces and place them over the tomato sauce.
- Crumble the Gorgonzola on top of your pizza in pieces about 1 teaspoon in size.
- Heap the caramelized red onions on top of the other toppings.
- Transfer your Gorgonzola pizza to the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned.
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