Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Pear Pizza

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

A fresh and tasty appetizer pizza.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 1 pizza

Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Pear Pizza

Ingredients

1 pre-baked pizza crust

2 cloves garlic

minced

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

chopped

¼ cup white wine vinegar

½ cup olive oil

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

⅓ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 pears - peeled

cored and sliced

¼ cup toasted walnut pieces

Whole Wheat and Honey Pizza Dough

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Place the pizza crust on a pizza pan. Bake in the preheated oven until just crisp about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile combine the garlic Dijon mustard rosemary and vinegar in a food processor or blender. Turn on and drizzle in the olive oil slowly until the dressing has thickened. Quickly pulse in 1/4 cup of blue cheese; season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Spread the vinaigrette over the pizza crust. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of blue cheese evenly over the crust followed by the mozzarella cheese. Arrange the sliced pears over the cheese and sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese has melted and is bubbly 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting into slices.

Nutritional Information

Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Pear Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 426.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 11.7g 23%

Carbohydrates: 34.4g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 12%

Sugars: 6.6g

Fat: 28.4g 44%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 17.2mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 136.7IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.3mg 10%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 2.9mg 5%

Folate: 13.7mcg 3%

Calcium: 121.6mg 12%

Iron: 0.5mg 3%

Magnesium: 16.3mg 6%

Potassium: 127.7mg 4%

Sodium: 536.8mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 255.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.