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Savory Mandarin Sunshine Pizza ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #homemade #pizza #recipe #DoleRose

Savory Mandarin Sunshine Pizza

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 1 pizza 1x

Ingredients

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For the crust-: use an 11-oz. refrigerated crust or try this easy bread machine recipe:

  • 3 teaspoons dry active yeast
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 round teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour (or 00 flour, if you can find it!)
  • About 1/41/3 cup beer
  • 3/4 cup water

For the pizza:

  • 13 teaspoons canola or olive oil
  • 1 medium white sweet onion, peeled & sliced thin
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh
  • 2 Tablespoons honey or a bit of olive oil
  • 1 16-oz. package Dole Mandarin Sunshine Blend
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (I kicked it up a notch with marinated feta – recipe here)

Instructions

  1. If you are making your own homemade crust, put the ingredients for the crust in the bread machine and set it on the dough setting. Check the dough after a few minutes to see if the dough is forming into a nice ball. If not, add a drizzle of water, a bit at a time, until you notice the dough start to come together.
  2. When the dough is done, divide it into thirds and roll each piece out as thin as possible on a cornmeal dusted surface. Take each piece of dough and gently toss and stretch it between your hands. Prick the dough with a fork and bake at 400 F. on a baking sheet or pizza stone for about 10 minutes or until just starting to get brown. Save/freeze two of these crusts for another time.
  3. While the crust is baking, heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onions, separating all the rings of the onion as you add them to the pan. Cook for about 4 – 5 minutes at medium high heat, until soft and translucent, then reduce heat to medium, add sugar and salt, and continue cooking for another 10 minutes or so, until the onion is super soft and browned a little. Toss the onions with the thyme.
  4. Brush the pizza crust with honey or olive oil, then cover with the onions, then arrange the fruit on top. Sprinkle with walnuts and feta cheese.
  5. Bake at 400 F. for about 10 – 15 minutes or until the crust is nicely golden brown and all the fruit is nice and warm and juicy. Cut and enjoy immediately!

Notes

Total time does not include bread machine time for the dough, if you go that route. If you choose to use pre-made crust, pre-bake as you would the homemade crust.

RECIPE SOURCE: http://www.sumptuousspoonfuls.com/

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