Tonight's Dinner: Fig and Prosciutto Pizza

So I was at the grocery store the other day with the intention of running in, picking up the one item I needed and running out. Of course that's not what happened. As I was heading to the checkout, this beautiful basket of fresh purple figs caught my eye. The store was having a special, so my one item turned into two. Now that I had these figs, I needed to make something with them, the only question was what?

Well, when I got home I discovered I still had some prosciutto left from my salad and I'd seen a recipe for prosciutto-wrapped figs. But that's an appetizer and I wanted to make an entreé. So I started wondering how I could turn a bite-sized tid bit into something more substantial. Pizza came to mind and I thought why not put them both on top of a goat-cheese slathered pizza? It'd be delicious and super easy. So that's what I did. And my theory was correct. It was super easy, and out-of-this-world delicious.

Fig and Prosciutto Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can of pizza dough
• 4 fresh figs, sliced
• 1 cup red onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 4 ounces goat cheese
• 4 slices prosciutto, cut into strips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll the dough out on a pizza pan into a 12-inch diameter circle. Spread the dough with the goat cheese; set aside.
• In a medium skillet, over medium-high heat saute the onions until they're brown and caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the figs and thyme and saute for another minute. Spread the onion and fig mixture over the goat cheese.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Serve immediately.

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