Caramelized Onion Pizza with Gorgonzola and Arugula

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• 12  cups  thinly sliced onion (about 3 pounds)
• 2  teaspoons  chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, divided
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1/2  recipe Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough
• Cooking spray
• 1  tablespoon  yellow cornmeal
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola, blue cheese, or feta
• 2  tablespoons  coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1  cup  trimmed arugula

Preparation

Heat oil in a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in 1 teaspoon rosemary, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking 15 to 20 minutes or until onion is a deep golden brown, stirring frequently.

Preheat oven to 500°.

Roll dough into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Place dough on a 12-inch pizza pan or baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. Crimp edges of dough with fingers to form a rim. Top with onion. Bake at 500° for 10 minutes. Add cheese and walnuts; bake an additional 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven; top with 1 teaspoon rosemary and arugula. Cut the pizza into 4 wedges.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

449 (24% from fat)

Fat:

11.8g (sat 3.6g,mono 4.7g,poly 2.6g)

Protein:

14.8g

Carbohydrate:

73.8g

Fiber:

10.1g

Cholesterol:

11mg

Iron:

3.7mg

Sodium:

944mg

Calcium:

172mg