A very simple pizza with no tomato sauce - just crust, cheese, onions, and herbs
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Ingredients
1pizza dough
2large onionshalved and sliced
2tablespoonsolive oilplus more for drizzling
¼teaspoonkosher salt
Cooking spray
3cupsshredded mozzarella
4large basil leaveschopped or cut into chiffonade
2teaspoonsfresh oreganochopped
1tablespoondried Italian seasoning
¾cupricotta
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
Salt to taste
2tablespoonsfresh chiveschopped (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400F.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and onions. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Cook until onions are tender, brown and caramelized.
Coat a pizza pan with cooking spray. Place the prepared pizza dough in the pan. Drizzle dough generously with olive oil.
Evenly distribute the mozzarella and caramelized onions over the dough. Add the basil, oregano and dried Italian seasoning. Drop the ricotta in tablespoonful-sized dollops evenly over the pizza. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes. Salt lightly with kosher or sea salt. Brush with additional olive oil around the edges of the pizza.
Bake 25-30 minutes at 400 or until golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh chives if desired.