Ripe Olive Onion Pizza
From: Helene, Montreal North, Quebec, Canada
Comments: This pizza certainly is not like the ones you are used to... this way of browning onions can be used in the making of any vegetable pizza.
Caraway seeds look just as nice as they taste!
Servings: 8 to 10
IngredientsPreparation
Dough
  • 4 1/2 cups [630 g] flour
  • 1 [1-tablespoon / 15-mL] pack active dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] salt
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] water
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] honey
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] olive oil
  • Oil
Filling
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] olive oil
  • 1 3/4 pounds [794 g] finely chopped onions
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon [2.5 mL] freshly ground black pepper
Pizza
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] grated Havarti cheese
  • 7 ounces [200 g] crumbled Feta cheese
  • 5 ounces [150 g] ripe olive slices
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] caraway seeds
Dough
  • Reserve 4 1/2 ounces [130 g] flour.
  • Into a large bowl, mix together remaining flour, yeast and salt.
  • Heat together water, honey and olive oil, until just hot to the touch [122°F to 130°F / 50 to 55°C]; pour into dry ingredients.
  • Add enough remaining flour until desired consistency.
  • Knead dough for 3 to 4 minutes, until smooth and stretchy.
  • Transfer dough into an oiled bowl; cover with a oiled plastic wrap and set aside for approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Punch dough down with your fist.
  • Divide dough into 2 parts
  • Roll each part of dough onto a floured surface, to line 2 [12-inch / 30-cm] greased pizza pans.
Filling
  • Into a large fry pan, brown together onions and garlic into hot olive oil.
  • Take away from heat; mix in Dijon mustard and black pepper.
  • Cool.
Pizza
  • Evenly spread onions mixture over crusts.
  • Garnish each pizza with half of grated Havarti cheese, half of crumbled Feta cheese and half of ripe olive slices; evenly sprinkle with half of caraway seeds.
  • Bake into a preheated 400°F [200°C] oven for 20 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
  • Leave to rest for 5 minutes, before serving.