Blue Cheese and Blueberry Pizza

Blueberries might just be our new favorite pizza topping.

By Nicole PapantoniouPublished: Aug 18, 2023

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Mike Garten

Yields:

4 serving(s)

Total Time:

20 mins

Cal/Serv:

420

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If you've never tried blueberries on pizza, you're seriously missing out. The juicy morsels add sweet and tangy flavor that perfectly complements funky blue cheese. Trust!

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Ingredients

Cornmeal, for dusting
1/4
small red onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp.
balsamic vinegar
1 tsp.
olive oil
1/2 tsp.
thyme leaves, chopped, plus more for sprinkling

plus more for sprinkling
Kosher salt
1/2 cup
blueberries
All-purpose flour, for dusting
1 lb.
refrigerated pizza dough, at room temp
4 oz.
thinly sliced provolone cheese (about 6 slices)
1 oz.
blue cheese, crumbled, for sprinkling

Directions

1. Step 1Heat pizza oven to 750°F. Sprinkle pizza peel with cornmeal.
2. Step 2In bowl, toss onion with vinegar, oil, thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss with blueberries.
3. Step 3On lightly floured surface, shape pizza dough into 12-inch round or oval and place on prepared peel. Top dough with provolone, leaving 1/2-inch border, then scatter with blueberry mixture.
4. Step 4Slide pizza into pizza oven and cook, turning occasionally, until crust is browned all around and on bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Step 5Transfer pizza to wire rack and let cool at least 5 minutes. Sprinkle with blue cheese and additional thyme if desired before slicing and serving.

Conventional Oven Directions: Place pizza stone or baking sheet in oven and heat oven to highest temp possible without broiling. Prepare pizza as directed and slide onto pizza stone or sheet and bake until crust is browned all around and on bottom, 12 to 15 minutes.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving): About 420 calories, 14 g fat (6.5 g sat), 25 mg cholesterol, 1,326 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2.5 g sugar (0 g added sugar), 15 g protein

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