Harvest Recipe

Name: Sweet Tomatoes Pizza (Newton Centre)s Harvest Recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 each pizza dough (store-bought or homemade, ~12-inch); 1 tbs olive oil (for brushing); 2 tbs all-purpose flour (for dusting/stretching); 1.5 cups fresh mozzarella, shredded or torn; 4 oz goat cheese (soft chèvre), crumbled; 1 each Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced; 0.25 cups dried cranberries; 1 large yellow or sweet onion, thinly sliced; 1 tbs unsalted butter; 1 tsp olive oil; 0.5 tsp granulated sugar (to aid caramelization); 0.25 tsp salt; 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or rosemary, roughly chopped); 1 tsp honey (optional drizzle); 0.25 tsp cracked black pepper; 0.25 tsp sea salt (optional, to finish)

Inspired by Sweet Tomatoes Pizza (Newton Centre)

Time1h

Serves2

white pizza with granny smith apples, caramelized onions, dried cranberries, mozzarella, goat cheese

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Ingredients

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Dough & Assembly

1 each pizza dough (store-bought or homemade, ~12-inch)

1 tbs olive oil (for brushing)

2 tbs all-purpose flour (for dusting/stretching)

Cheeses & Toppings

1 1/2 cups fresh mozzarella, shredded or torn

4 oz goat cheese (soft chèvre), crumbled

1 each Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced

1/4 cups dried cranberries

Caramelized Onions

1 large yellow or sweet onion, thinly sliced

1 tbs Unsalted butter

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp granulated sugar (to aid caramelization)

1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt

Finishing & Garnish

1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or rosemary, roughly chopped)

1 tsp honey (optional drizzle)

1/4 tsp Cracked black pepper

1/4 tsp sea salt (optional, to finish)

Method

Caramelized Onions

Prepare and caramelize onions

Heat a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add butter and 1 tsp olive oil. When butter melts, add the thinly sliced onion and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp sugar and 1/4 tsp salt. Cook slowly, stirring every 3–5 minutes, adjusting heat so onions brown slowly without burning. After 20–30 minutes the onions should be soft, deeply golden and sweet. If pan dries out, add 1–2 tsp water. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.

Dough & Assembly

Preheat oven and prepare dough

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 500°F (260°C) for at least 30 minutes; if using a pizza stone, place it in the oven while preheating. Lightly dust a pizza peel or work surface with 1–2 tbs flour. Stretch or roll the pizza dough into a 12-inch round, leaving a slightly thicker rim for the crust. Transfer the stretched dough to the peel or an inverted baking sheet lined with parchment.

Oil the crust

Brush the dough surface lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil, leaving the outer 1/2-inch rim free of oil to help the crust crisp.

Cheeses & Toppings

Assemble cheese layer

Evenly distribute the shredded fresh mozzarella over the oiled dough, leaving the rim exposed. Scatter the crumbled goat cheese over the mozzarella in small clumps so there are pockets of tangy flavor.

Add apples, onions and cranberries

Arrange the thin Granny Smith apple slices in a single layer over the cheeses, slightly overlapping if needed. Distribute the caramelized onions evenly on top of the apples, then sprinkle the dried cranberries across the pizza for bursts of sweetness.

Baking & Finishing

Bake the pizza

Slide the pizza onto the preheated stone or place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake 8–12 minutes (time will vary with oven and stone), rotating once halfway through, until the crust is golden and blistered and cheeses are melted and bubbling.

Finish and garnish

Remove the pizza from the oven. Immediately sprinkle with the fresh thyme leaves, a light pinch (about 1/4 tsp) of cracked black pepper, and a small pinch of sea salt if desired. If you like a touch of sweetness, drizzle 1 teaspoon of honey lightly across the top. Let rest 2–3 minutes, then slice and serve.