Hot Honey Caramelized Pineapple, Onion and Porchetta Pizza with Sesame Seed Crust
Yield: 4 people
Materials
- 1 cup tomato polpa crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/3 cup quality honey
- 1/4 tsp dried hot chillies
- 2 cups 1/4 inch cubed fresh pineapple
- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 680 g store bought pizza dough
- White sesame seeds
- 250 g fresh mozzarella ball cut into thin slices
- 1 cup crumbled sheep’s milk feta
- 8 thin slices porchetta or your favourite ham
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together tomatoes and Italian seasoning. You can also use one cup of store bought pizza sauce. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add honey and chillies and bring to a slight simmer. Stir in pineapple and onions. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook. Stir occasionally until pineapple and onions have caramelized, about 7-8 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 500 F.
- Flour a dry work surface and roll out pizza dough to a 12 or 13 inch round. Transfer to pizza tray or pizza stone. Lightly brush edges of pizza with water all around. Sprinkle with sesame seeds all around edges.
- Spread pizza sauce evenly ensuring you get as close as possible to the sesame crust.
- Top with fresh mozzarella slices and then feta.
- Add ham slices and top with the caramelized pineapple and onions.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until crust is dark golden and crisp.
- Cut into 10 slices and serve hot.