Six-Onion Pizza

Name: Six-Onion Pizza
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 8 oz. leeks, white part only, halved lengthwise, rinsed, and cut into ¼″-thick slices; 2 large white onions, thinly sliced lengthwise; 1 bay leaf; 1 bunch fresh chives, thinly sliced; 5 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced; Leaves from 12 sprigs fresh thyme; Flour, for dusting; 2 cups finely grated Grana Padano; 8 oz. red onions, thinly sliced lengthwise; 8 oz. shallots, thinly sliced lengthwise

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

There are several layers of different yet complementary onion flavors in this vegetarian pie. A purée of sautéed white onions forms the base, which is topped with curls of shallots, red onions, and leeks, which are then sprinkled with fresh scallions and chives.

Ingredients

1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough

Europe
Italy
Pizza
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Make the dough.
Make the topping: Combine 2 tbsp. oil, thyme, white onions, bay leaf, salt, and pepper in a 12″ skillet over medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are very soft but not browned, about 30 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Transfer oni