My current craving as summer approaches: fruit on savory pizza. Fruit pizza for dessert (you know the one, with the cream cheese layer and sugar cookie crust) is divine, but I’m fancying fruit this season as a topping for a dinner pizza. Figs, dates, and apples are all great additions to flatbreads to add sweetness and texture, but grapes are great because they retain their juice even after roasting. This pizza is a snap to assemble and will disappear in a snap too. Grilling the crust would also be tasty for a quick meal, or cut the pie into bite size pieces for a party appetizer.
Yield: 4 mini pizzas
Ingredients:
For the grapes:
1 1/2 c. seedless red grapes
3 T. balsamic vinegar
3 T. olive oil
For the pizza:
4 – 8 inch prepared pizza crusts (I used pre-packaged mini crusts from Kroger, but feel free to make your own or buy the kind in the tube and roll them out)
1 c. ricotta cheese, divided into 4 portions
2 T. olive oil
2 T. chopped fresh basil
3 T. chopped fresh chives
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 c. mozzarella
1/4 c. grated Parmesan
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray, spread out grapes. Drizzle on oil and vinegar, toss grapes in mixture to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Roast the grapes for 10-15 minutes until the skins are just beginning to burst, stirring once halfway through. Allow the grapes to cool.
On each pre-baked crust, spread an even layer of the divided ricotta. Drizzle the oil atop the ricotta layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Next add the mozzarella and Parmesan, then top the cheeses with the garlic and the herbs. Finally distribute the grapes in an even layer, dividing them between the 4 pizzas. Bake the mini pizzas for 15 minutes in the 425 degree oven, until cheese is melted. Cut and serve!
I know grapes might sound crazy, but they add a stellar pop of sweetness. Shovel in every bite and let me know when you try the recipe; find my social channels here: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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- 1½ c. seedless red grapes
- 3 T. balsamic vinegar
- 3 T. olive oil
- 4 - 8 inch prepared pizza crusts (I used pre-packaged mini crusts from Kroger, but feel free to make your own or buy the kind in the tube and roll them out)
- 1 c. ricotta cheese, divided into 4 portions
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 T. chopped fresh basil
- 3 T. chopped fresh chives
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ c. mozzarella
- ¼ c. grated Parmesan
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- On a rimmed baked sheet sprayed with cooking spray, spread out grapes.
- Drizzle on oil and vinegar, toss grapes in mixture to coat.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Roast the grapes for 10-15 minutes until the skins just beginning to burst, stirring once halfway through.
- Allow the grapes to cool.
- On each pre-baked crust, spread an even layer of the divided ricotta.
- Drizzle the oil atop the ricotta layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Next add the mozzarella and Parmesan, then top the cheeses with the garlic and the herbs.
- Finally distribute the grapes in an even layer, dividing them between the 4 pizzas.
- Bake the mini pizzas for 15 minutes in the 425 degree oven, until cheese is melted. Cut and serve!