Description

Pizza doesn't always have to have red sauce or meat on it to be good. This one have olive oil, caramelized onions and white cheese that make it simply fantastic.

Ingredients

• 1 ball store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature
• 4 T. olive oil, divided
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Caramelized Onions:
• 3 T. olive oil, plus more as needed
• 2 large yellow onions, peeled, thinly sliced
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Assembly:
• 1 c. fresh mozzarella, shredded
• 1/2 c. ricotta
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 t. fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped
• 2 T. Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8 1/2 x 12 inch baking sheet with olive oil.
2. Cover dough with a towel and allow to come to room temperature and slightly rise. Stretch the ball of dough until it reaches the edges of the baking sheet.* Brush with 2 T. olive oil; dimple the dough with your fingers. Bake for 6 - 8 minutes until puffy on top. Remove from the oven to cool completely.
3. Caramelized Onions: