Pizza with Caramelized White Onions

Name: Pizza with Caramelized White Onions
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tsp sea salt; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 400 g/14 oz/3¼ cups strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; ½ tsp caster sugar; 25 g/1 oz fresh yeast or 1½ tsp dried active yeast; 25 g/1 oz fresh yeast or 1½ tsp dried active yeast; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp semolina; thyme sprigs, to serve; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 4 large white onions, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Fiori Di Zucca

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

About

Andreina’s pizza, with its thick layer of deliciously sweet white onions, was very special indeed. I also like to top it with some crumbled Gorgonzola.

Ingredients

4 large white onions, sliced
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp

Europe
Italy
Pizza
Vegan

Method

Put the onions in a bowl, cover with cold water and leave to soak while you make the dough.

Mix together the yeast and 200ml/7fl oz/scant 1 cup warm water in a small bowl, then stir in 2 tablespoons of the flour and the sugar. Leave to stand in a warm place for 30 minutes, or until the mixture begins to fizz or bubble. Tip the remaining flour onto a work surface and make a well in the m