Pear, Gorgonzola and Hazelnut Pizza with Mixed Greens

A delicious blend of ingredients is topped with a fresh salad; it's amazing!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword California Pizza Kitchen, gorgonzola, pear, pear, pizza, walnuts, pizza

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings Servings

Calories 666kcal

Author Barb

Ingredients

Pizza dough; homemade or store bought
Olive oil
2 cups Mozzarella Cheese divided
1 medium onion sliced
2 pears cored and sliced
1 handful Fresh greens; I used a combination of Romaine and Radicchio; mixed greens would be nice too.
½ cup hazelnuts toasted
½ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

For the Dressing

½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup buttermilk I never buy buttermilk, simply add the juice of one lemon to regular milk and let it sit for a few minutes until it thickens
½ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons Gorgonzola cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spread the pizza out on a pizza stone or baking sheet.
Brush with some olive oil.
Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese on the dough and top the cheese with the cooked onions.
Place the pear slices on top of the onions in a circular fashion in two or more rows and top with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until top is nicely browned.
Remove from the oven and top individual slices with the greens, toasted nuts, Gorgonzola cheese and dressing.

Notes

A discerning eye might notice those are not hazelnuts in the photos. I sure thought I had some but when I discovered there were none in my HUGE box of what I think must be every other nut imaginable, I decided to punt and use walnuts. Because I provide the title of my post and the URL to Food Network a week in advance and didn't want to make everyone have to revise their info...I let it go.[br][br]Truth be told? The walnuts were great so if you're like me and have a huge bag of walnuts and no hazelnuts in sight? Go for it!

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