One of the reasons I like eating out is to explore ideas I would have never thought to make myself. I think this has been one of the exciting things about living in Sacramento- there are a ton of good restaurants. On one of our outings, we stumbled upon a pizza joint that was a bit surprising in taste (as the decor didn't quite match). My husband and I both ordered this fig pizza with cheese (and prosciutto for him). It was amazing.
Ever since then, I'll occasionally recreate it in flatbread form for a light dinner. It's a sweeter pizza but I find the blue cheese really helps to balance it out. Look for fig jam near the specialty cheese section of a store. We also like to use fig jam on nut butter sandwiches!
As I mentioned above, the original pizza is a similar concept with the addition of prosciutto and a balsamic reduction drizzle. I don't deviate too much from the recipe above but I do occasionally like to bulk the pizza up with greens.
Greens: I like to add a bit of spinach to this flatbread or you can make these garlicky greens to use in place of the roasted garlic.
Alliums: Beyond roasted garlic, thinly sliced red onion or shallot would work well on this pizza. Or if you don't have time to roasted garlic, thinly slice the garlic and pan fry until golden before adding to the pizza.
Grilled Cheese: I love these flavors on a grilled cheese sandwich too! Spread a thin layer of fig jam followed by mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of blue cheese.
This may seem like a strange thing to highlight but pizza dough is a must in our house. We do pizza night once a week (usually on Thursday). If making homemade pizza dough isn't your thing, look for fresh balls of dough in the cooler or freezer section of your local grocery store. You can also occasionally reach out to pizza places and they will sell you balls of their dough!
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Fig jam? I have never heard of it but it sounds amazing! I really want to try this recipe.
Cat
Can't wait to try this, plus I love fig jam! Im a bit confused about what you do with the cornmeal? Does it go on top of the flatbread after you've rolled it out?
Thx for your help!
I use it to roll it out so the dough doesn't stick too much!
Hey there!! Fig jam and mozzarella with roasted garlic dressing = that sounds like HEAVEN to me! Will try this as soon. Thanks for sharing Erin! !
Excellent recipe, Erin! Can't wait to give it a try! Do you have any good pizza dough recipe? I prefer a homemade one.
Hi Erin,
Thanks for sharing wonderful recipe!! Do you have any recipe for margherita pizza!!!