Pita Pizza With Caramelized Onions Food

CARAMELIZED ONION & GOAT CHEESE PITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F.
• Place the pita bread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Coat the pita bread with tomato sauce, and set aside
• In a pan, heat olive oil and cook the sugar under medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until the sugar starts bubbling
• Add the onion rounds and mushrooms to the pan, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown
• Remove and top the pita bread with the mushroom onion sauté
• Crumble the goat cheese on the pita, and pop in the oven at 400F for 10 minutes
• Remove and top with drizzled balsamic vinegar and fresh basil leaves

CARAMELIZED ONION CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Place olive oil in large skillet and add thinly sliced onion, cook over low heat until onions are caramelized and golden browned, about 20 minutes.
• While the onion cooks preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place cooked onions on pizza crust and sprinkle with seasoning. Sprinkle crust with goat cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
• Place pizza in hot oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese melts and the crust is crisp.
• Remove from oven and cut into wedges.

WILD MUSHROOM PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat a Pizza Stone in a 450-degree oven at least 30 minutes before baking.
• Melt 1 teaspoons butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until golden, about 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining teaspoons butter with 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, and shallot. Sauté 4 minutes. Add wine and simmer until almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes move to 1 side of the pan. In the other side of the pan add Sun Dried Tomato and basil and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Lightly brush whole wheat pita with olive and garlic oil. Sprinkle with 1oz Reduced Fat Mozzarella cheese. Scatter onions over cheese. Scatter mushrooms over onions. Scatter Sun dried Tomato and Basil over mushrooms and top with remaining 1 oz Reduced Fat Mozzarella cheese on top.
• Position Pita in the center of the pizza stone and Bake for 10 minutes or until crust and cheese is a golden brown. Using large spatula, carefully transfer pizzas to cutting board. Let rest 1 minute. Slice into wedges and serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION PIZZA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan cook the onions and garlic in hot olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook, covered for 10-15 min or until the onion is very tender, stirring occasionally.
• Set the onions aside.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Toast one side of each bread round directly over the heat for 1-2 minute.
• Remove from the grill.
• Top the toasted side of each bread round with the onion mixture, sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and Romano cheese.
• Return bread rounds to the grill, over indirect heat.
• Cover the girll and cook for 5-10 min or until the cheese is melted and toppings are heated through.
• Remove from the grill and top with basil before serving.

GRILLED PITAS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, warm 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onions, sugar, salt, and cook stirring frequently, until onions are very soft, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often until onions are golden brown, about 20 minutes longer.
• Preheat grill.
• In a cup stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, tarragon, and thyme.
• Brush cut sides of pitas with the herb mixture.
• Sprinkle the goat cheese crumbs over the pitas and top with the caramelized onions.
• Place pitas on grill rack over low heat, and grill until bottoms are crisp and topping is heated through, about 3 minutes.
• To serve sprinkle with parsley and cut into wedges.