Wild Mushroom Pizza with Caramelized Onions
Description
This is one of my go-to recipes that is easy to make and full of delicious flavors!
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons Butter (divided)
- 4 tablespoons Olive Oil (divided)
- 2 pounds Wild Mushrooms (assortment of crimini, oyster, chanterelle, and/or shiitake - cut into bite-size pieces. Remove stems from shiitake mushrooms.)
- 2 cups Onions, white or sweet (thinly sliced - about 1 large or 2 small/medium onions)
- 4 tablespoons Shallots (minced)
- 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 cup White Wine, dry (Pinot Grigio is a good selection)
- 1 tablespoon Rosemary, fresh (minced)
- 2 Pizza Crusts, small (frozen Cauliflower, or your favorite kind - if small, get 2 crusts - if large, get 1)
- 1 Drizzle Truffle Oil, black (can substitute with white truffle oil as well)
- 4 cups Fontina Cheese, grated (or use your favorite cheese like goat, sheep or vegan, or a mixture of different cheeses)
- 1 cup Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
- Salt & Pepper (to taste)
- 2 cups Baby Arugula
- 2 tablespoons Balsamic Glaze
DIRECTIONS
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until golden, about 30-45 minutes. Season with salt & pepper to taste and place in a separate dish.
- Using the same pan above, melt 4 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, garlic & shallots and sauté for about 10-15 minutes until fully cooked. Add wine and simmer until almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently, about 10-15 minutes more. Add rosemary, season with salt & pepper to taste, and set aside.
- Follow cooking directions for your pizza dough if it needs to pre-bake before adding toppings. If not, proceed with remaining directions below.
- You should have enough toppings for 2 small pizza crusts or 1 large pizza crust.
- Lightly brush 2 small crusts (or 1 large) with truffle oil (a little bit goes a long way - 1 to 2 tsp. should do it).
- Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese on top of the truffle oil on each of the crusts.
- Sprinkle the onions on each of the crusts.
- Sprinkle the mushrooms on each of the crusts.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the onions & mushrooms.
- Sprinkle with a bit of salt & pepper.
- Bake following the directions for your pizza crusts.
- Remove from oven and top each pizza with parmesan or pecorino romano cheese, baby arugula and a drizzle of balsamic glaze & remaining 1 tbsp olive oil.
- Enjoy!