Pear Sausage & Goat Cheese Pizza

Several days ago I came across a pin on Pinterest of what looked like a pear pizza.  The picture didn't link to a recipe, so I had to decipher what was on the pizza and come up with my own version!  If anyone knows where this recipe came from please tell me and I will give the author credit.  But until then, here's my version of the pear pizza.

6 pears, thinly sliced
1 head roasted garlic, peeled½ red onion, thinly sliced into crescents
3 Sweet Italian Chicken Sausages from Trader Joe's, cooked and crumbled
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese1 (11 oz.) log Fresh & Creamy Goat Cheese from Trader Joe's, frozen and crumbled
½ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1 cup spinach, thinly sliced
Balsamic Glaze from Trader Joe's
1 recipe of your favorite pizza dough (try my Pizza Dough recipe)

Prepare all of your ingredients and arrange them in a large container for easy access while topping the pizzas.

Roll out your pizza dough, then fold over the edges and heavily brush the entire surface of the crust with olive oil.  Since this pizza has no sauce, this step is very important.  Without the olive oil you will wind up with a flavorless, doughy crust, and who wants that to ruin this delicious pizza!

Cover the dough with a layer of pear slices, sprinkle on some Mozzarella cheese, then add the garlic, onion, sausage, and sprinkle with a light layer of Mozzarella, Goat, and Gorgonzola cheese.

Bake on a preheated pizza stone until the cheese begins to bubble.  Sprinkle on a light layer of sliced spinach, then finish cooking the pizza just the way you like it.  Remove from the heat and immediately drizzle with Balsamic Glaze.  Repeat this process with all of your ingredients, or until you run out of pizza dough.  For me this makes 6 pizzas, which is just enough to feed a hungry family of four for two meals.

Slice the pizzas into eighths, then serve alongside a salad.  I served this pizza with a candied pecan spinach salad and it was the perfect combination!

 Pear Sausage & Goat Cheese Pizza

6 pears, thinly sliced

1 head roasted garlic, peeled

½ red onion, thinly sliced into crescents

3 Sweet Italian Chicken Sausages from Trader Joe's, cooked and crumbled

2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese

1 (11 oz.) log Fresh & Creamy Goat Cheese from Trader Joe's, frozen and crumbled

½ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

1 cup spinach, thinly sliced

Balsamic Glaze from Trader Joe's

1 recipe of your favorite pizza dough

Prepare all of your ingredients and arrange them in a large container for easy access while topping the pizzas.

Roll out your pizza dough, then fold over the edges and heavily brush the entire surface of the crust with olive oil.  Since this pizza has no sauce, this step is very important.  Without the olive oil you will wind up with a flavorless, doughy crust, and who wants that to ruin this delicious pizza!

Cover the dough with a layer of pear slices, sprinkle on some Mozzarella cheese, then add the garlic, onion, sausage, and sprinkle with a light layer of Mozzarella, Goat, and Gorgonzola cheese.

Bake on a preheated pizza stone until the cheese begins to bubble.  Sprinkle on a light layer of sliced spinach, then finish cooking the pizza just the way you like it.  Remove from the heat and immediately drizzle with Balsamic Glaze.  Repeat this process with all of your ingredients, or until you run out of pizza dough.  For me this makes 6 pizzas, which is just enough to feed a hungry family of four for two meals.

Slice the pizzas into eighths, then serve alongside a salad.  I served this pizza with a candied pecan spinach salad and it was the perfect combination!

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