Blue Cheese Apple Sausage Pizza Recipes

SMOKY SAUSAGE & APPLE PIZZA

Smoky Sausage & Apple Pizza image

This good-for-you pizza combines savory chicken sausage with fresh fruit and vegetables. It makes for a healthy dinner that won't sabotage your waistline. -Lindsay Williams, Hastings, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 55m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 to 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon quick-rise yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash sugar
1/2 cup warm water (120° to 130°)
4-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
TOPPINGS:
1 small onion, chopped
3 teaspoons cider vinegar, divided
2 teaspoons maple syrup, divided
Dash salt
Dash cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon cornmeal
2 cups chopped beet greens or fresh spinach
1/2 cup chopped apple
2 fully cooked apple chicken sausage links or flavor of your choice (3 ounces each), sliced
3/4 cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Stir in the water, oil and honey; beat just until moistened. Stir in enough remaining whole wheat flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion, 2 teaspoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon syrup, salt and cayenne in oil until onion is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the sage, mustard and remaining vinegar and syrup., Grease a 12-in. pizza pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. Roll out dough to fit prepared pan; prick thoroughly with a fork. Bake at 450° for 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned., Arrange the onion mixture, beet greens, apple, sausages and cheese over top. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 388 calories, Fat 17g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 836mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 20g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, FIGS, BACON AND BLUE CHEESE

Pizza With Caramelized Onions, Figs, Bacon and Blue Cheese image

Here is a recipe for pizza that calls to mind - at least this mind - the joys of car travel through southeastern France, where pizzas such as this are available at all the imaginary cafes in small towns near the Italian border. It certainly tastes as if it comes from that region and, if you close your eyes as you eat it, you can almost imagine yourself halfway through a drive from Aix to Turin. The time spent caramelizing the onions is more than worth it, so do it the day before you intend to make the pie. Which is when, as it happens, you should make the dough as well. And we have a recipe for that as well - a version adapted from the team behind the magical Roberta's Pizza in Brooklyn.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories dinner, pizza and calzones, times classics, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 large Spanish onion
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt
4 thick slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch thick batons
1 ball pizza dough
Flour, for dusting surface
12 dried mission figs, stems trimmed, cut into quarters or small pieces
3/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola
Extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle
Freshly cracked black pepper

Steps:

At least 45 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and pizza stone to 550 degrees.
Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over high heat. Add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the onions begin to wilt. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and turn a deep, golden brown, about 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves and transfer the onions to a small bowl.
Place the bacon in the pan and set over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a small bowl.
Place the pizza dough on a heavily floured surface and stretch and pull, using your hands or a rolling pin, into about a 14-inch round. Place on a lightly floured pizza peel or rimless baking sheet. Cover with the toppings, careful not to press on the dough and weigh it down: the caramelized onions first, then the figs and bacon, and finally the Gorgonzola, leaving roughly a 1/2 inch border. Shake the pizza peel slightly to make sure the dough is not sticking. Carefully slide the pizza directly onto the baking stone in one quick, forward-and-back motion. Cook until the crust has browned on the bottom and the top is bubbling and browning in spots, about 7 minutes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and some cracked black pepper. Serve hot. Makes 1 pizza.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1193, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 131 grams, Fat 63 grams, Fiber 14 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 27 grams, Sodium 1671 milligrams, Sugar 55 grams, TransFat 1 gram