Pomegranate, Thyme & Goat-Cheese Pizza

Name: Pomegranate, Thyme & Goat-Cheese Pizza
Yield: Makes 6 slices
Ingredients: 11 ounces (310 grams) prepared white pizza dough (half of a 22-ounce/625-gram ball); 5 ounces (140 grams) aged goat cheese, rind removed, grated; ¼ cup (30 grams) all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (from about 6 sprigs); Freshly ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons (60 milliliters) extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 pomegranate; 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice; 1 pound (455 grams) shallots (about 8), halved and thinly sliced

Preparation info

Makes
6
slices

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Modern Mediterranean

By Melia Marden

Published 2013

About

This pizza is as lushly exotic looking as it is unexpectedly delicious. The richly sweet caramelized shallots covered in a snowy blanket of goat cheese and topped with rubylike pomegranate seeds can be served for dinner, for lunch, or as elegant cocktail-party hors d’oeuvres.

Ingredients

11 ounces (310 grams) prepared white pizza dough (half of a 22-ounce/625

Dinner
Lunch
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 500°F (260°C).
Let the dough reach room temperature. Dust a work surface with flour. Knead the dough until you’ve formed a smooth ball. Place the ball on the surface, dust it lightly with flour, and punch down on it with your fists.

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