Skill level: Moderate
Turn the greasy pizza you love into a lighter, healthier, and more colorful meal by giving this apple, beet, and caramelized onion pizza a try! Garlic beet sauce, cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, and our Autumn Glory apples create a flavor-packed pizza that will make this recipe your new favorite!
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Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough
Beet pesto sauce
- 2 cups roasted or steamed beets
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinaigrette
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 lemon, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon Italian or blended seasonings
- 1½ - 2 cups white cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 Autumn Glory® apples, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ cup fresh thyme
- optional: crispy bacon
Directions
- Preheat your oven to the pizza dough manufacturer's instructions.
- Prep your beet pesto sauce. Combine roasted or steamed beets, pumpkin seeds, garlic cloves, olive oil, white balsamic vinaigrette, grated parmesan cheese, juice from half a lemon, salt, and pepper in a blender and mix until combined.
- If you are using store-bought dough, roll out your dough onto a greased pan and pre-bake your dough according to the instructions to avoid a soggy crust. Optional: add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a sprinkle of seasoning to the crust for this initial bake.
- While the dough is baking, caramelize your onions with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and baking powder to speed up the caramelization process.
- Spread the beet pesto sauce in the middle of the pizza, top with grated white cheddar cheese, and add the caramelized onions.
- Thinly slice your apples and top with a little bit of lemon juice as you go to keep the apples from oxidizing.
- Finally, lay out your apple slices in a fan shape on top of your pizza, then top with extra caramelized onions and fresh thyme leaves. Optional: finish with a sprinkle of crispy bacon
- Bake for another 6-8 minutes per your pizza dough's instructions.
- Once browned to your liking, remove it from the oven, slice, and enjoy!
Recipe created by Salty Canary for Superfresh Growers®.
