Author Notes
Perhaps it is an unlikely combination, but bacon, Brussels sprouts, and blue cheese were actually meant to be together… on a pizza. Caramelized Brussels sprouts, slivers of bacon, chunks of blue cheese, and thinly sliced onion complete the toppings. This combination is great for dinner, but I would also love to serve it as an appetizer. —My Pantry Shelf
Ingredients
- Bacon, Brussels Sprouts, and Blue Cheese Pizza
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1 pound
Brussels Sprouts, trimmed and quartered
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1 tablespoon
olive oil
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1
ball of pizza dough (for 12-inch pizza)
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Roasted Garlic Pizza Sauce
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1/2 cup
grated mozzarella cheese
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1/2 pound
thick cut bacon, cut into lardons and cooked until crispy
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3 ounces
Blue cheese, crumbled
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1/3 cup
thinly slided red onion
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Freshly Ground Pepper
- Roasted Garlic Pizza Sauce
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1/2
bulb of garlic
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1/2 cup
olive oil
Directions
- Bacon, Brussels Sprouts, and Blue Cheese Pizza
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Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Toss the Brussels sprouts with one tablespoon of olive oil. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Place Brussels sprouts on a baking sheet and cook at 500 degrees for 8-10 minutes, turning after 4 minutes. The sprouts should begin to soften and brown.
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Spread Roasted Garlic Sauce over a 12-inch round of pizza dough, be sure to spread all the way to the edge. (You will have some sauce left-over) Top with mozzarella, Brussels sprouts, bacon, blue cheese, red onion. Grind pepper over the pizza and slide into the oven.
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Bake 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly and the bottom of the crust does not bend when you lift the edge of the pizza with the pizza peel. Place cooked pizza onto cooling rack immediately. Allow to cool 2-3 minutes before cutting. Slice pizza and serve.
- Roasted Garlic Pizza Sauce
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice the tips off of garlic bulb (the pointy end, not the root end). Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Wrap the bulb in foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cloves are soft.
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Remove garlic from foil. Squeeze garlic from each head into a small blender jar (a mason jar works well here, just attach the blade and base to the jar). Blend with remaining olive oil. Brush over pizza, then top as desired.
The bounty of each season is worth celebrating! Most of the meals I cook for my hungry family of four are based on whatever is fresh and bountiful in our yard or what we can glean from the yards of our friends and neighbors. The seasonal food we have in surplus goes into the canning jars. Even busy families can find time for fresh, homemade foods.
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