Fig Jam & Gorgonzola Sourdough Pizza

Sweet, pungent, and incredibly savory. We are breaking all the traditional pizza rules by using sweet fig jam as our sauce and topping it with sharp, earthy gorgonzola cheese. Finished with fresh peppery arugula and a balsamic drizzle, this sourdough flatbread proves you shouldn't knock it until you try it.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Total Time 27

Ingredients

1 250g Sourdough Pizza Dough Ball, Room Temp
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3-4 tbsp High-Quality Fig Jam or Preserves
1/2 cup Low-Moisture Mozzarella Shredded
1/3 cup Gorgonzola Cheese Crumbled
2-3 slices Prosciutto torn into strips (Optional)
1 big handful Fresh Arugula
1 tbsp Balsamic Glaze For drizzling

Instructions

Place a pizza stone or baking steel in your oven and preheat to your oven's maximum temperature (usually 500°F - 550°F) for at least 45 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface (or a surface dusted with semolina), gently stretch your room-temperature sourdough dough ball into a 10-12 inch circle. Transfer the stretched dough to a pizza peel dusted with semolina flour.
Brush the outer edge of the crust lightly with olive oil. Instead of tomato sauce, spread an even, thin layer of fig jam across the base of the dough. Don't lay it on too thick, or the sugars will burn in the high heat.
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella evenly over the fig jam. Scatter the gorgonzola crumbles and the torn pieces of prosciutto across the pizza.
Give your pizza peel a gentle shake to ensure the dough isn't sticking, then slide the pizza directly onto the hot stone or steel in the oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the crust is beautifully blistered and the cheeses are bubbling and golden.
Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest for 1 minute. Top with a generous mound of fresh, peppery arugula and drizzle the entire pizza heavily with sweet balsamic glaze.
Slice and serve immediately!

Notes

Dough Temp: Make sure your sourdough pizza dough has come to room temperature for at least 2 hours before stretching. Cold dough will snap back and refuse to hold its shape.
Gorgonzola Substitutes: If gorgonzola is too pungent for your crowd, you can swap it for goat cheese or a mild blue cheese, but we highly recommend sticking to the bold stuff!

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