This pear pizza with arugula and prosciutto is the perfect late-summer early fall meal. It's easy, fancy and delicious enough to serve while entertaining. It's sweet, salty, cheesy, and super fresh tasting with the fresh pears and arugula.
[This pear pizza recipe was originally posted in August 2018. It has been updated with cooking instructions, expert tips, FAQ, and ways to repurpose/use up ingredients]
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I'm excited to announce that I will be working with Sprouts Farmers Market on a series of recipes using their great products.
Sprouts is a favorite grocery store because of high quality meats, lots of great priced produce, and a big bulk foods section.
I have made these recipes using ingredients found at Sprouts: frozen Greek yogurt with tart cherry sauce, or Tangy BBQ chicken wings.
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How will this pita pizza make your life easier?
Sprouts has a great section of pre-chopped vegetables, delicious tomato sauces, meats, cheeses, great flatbreads, and pizza dough so all you have to do is assemble a pizza like this pear pizza and enjoy.
I mean how much better can it get than that?
Make this fig & prosciutto pizza, Buffalo Chicken Flatbread, Chicken Bacon Ranch Flatbread OR peach caprese pizza.
What makes this pizza so good?
- Pizza dough or pita
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice
- Crunchy pear
- Prosciutto
- Goat cheese
- Arugula
- Balsamic glaze
How to make pear pizza?
To start your pear pizza, pre-heat oven, move oven rack to the top, set to broil. Remove center and seeds from pear, and slice into thin slices. Place pita on a medium sized baking sheet.
Drizzle olive oil over each crust, squeeze lemon juice over olive oil. Spread ½ sliced pear on top of crust, place 2 slices of prosciutto on top of pear. Distribute pieces of goat cheese all around pizza.
Place your pear pizza in oven, broil for 2-5 minutes, or until pita and prosciutto brown. Remove from oven.
Top your hot pear pizza with fresh arugula and drizzle balsamic glaze over arugula. Slice, and eat immediately.
Substitutions/Tips
- Use pita rounds, individual precooked pizza crust, flatbread, or store bought pizza dough for this pizza.
- Crunchy pears are better than riper ones to broil. They don't become a mushy mess on the pizza when they're crunchy.
- The mild sweet flavor of d'Anjou pears is delicious on this pear pizza.
- Don't forget the lemon juice. This added kick of acid just brings the pizza up a notch.
- Go ahead and pile on the arugula, if you love it like I do!
- Other great add-ins: caramelized onions, bleu cheese, sunflower seeds or candied nuts.
FAQ
Lots of pears would be great on pear pizza, d'Anjou pears are a great option. They've got a mild, sweet flavor. I just recommend crunchier pears so they don't get too mushy when cooked.
Start with great ingredients. Another way is to pre-bake your crust (like in this caprese pizza recipe) or use pita, or another crust that's already been cooked so it doesn't get soggy.
You don't have to cook this pizza for very long because none of the ingredients need to be cooked through. Just 5 or so minutes. Always check the oven when you use broiler, because food can get burned easily.
I like cheese on last because it helps hold other pizza ingredients in place, but since there aren't a ton of ingredients on this pizza, it doesn't matter as much.
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
- Pita: Fig & Prosciutto Pizza, Peach Caprese Pizza, Chicken Salad Pitas
- Prosciutto: Nutrient Packed Breakfast Sandwich
- Pear: Roasted Pear and Orange Salad
- Goat cheese: Fig & Prosciutto Pizza, Beet Salad
- Arugula: Beet & Arugula Salad, Arugula Basil Pesto, swap it for other lettuces in these salads (except the warm ones).
Did you make this pear pizza? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Pear Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza
Equipment
- knife
- cutting board
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 small pizza crust you can also use uncooked dough or a pita
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- squeeze of lemon juice
- ½ whole crunchy pear I used d'Ajnou
- 2 slices prosciutto
- 1 ounce goat cheese
- 1 large handful arugula
- balsamic glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven, set to broil. Remove center and seeds from pear, and slice into thin slices. Place precooked pizza crust on a medium sized baking sheet.
- Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over crust, squeeze lemon juice over olive oil. Spread sliced pear on top of each pita, place 2 slices of prosciutto on pizza. Distribute pieces of goat cheese all around crust.
- Place pizza in oven, broil for 2-5 minutes, or until crust and prosciutto brown. Remove from oven.
- Top hot pizza with a large handful of fresh arugula and drizzle balsamic glaze over arugula. Slice, and eat immediately.
Notes
- Use pita rounds, individual precooked pizza crust, flatbread, or uncooked pizza dough.
- Crunchy pears are better than riper ones to broil. They don't become a mushy mess on my pizza when they're crunchy.
- I bought a few d'Anjou pears, and really liked the mild sweet flavor of them on this pizza.
- Don't forget the lemon juice. This added kick of acid just brings the pizza up a notch.
- Go ahead and pile on the arugula, if you love it like I do!
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Mikki says
Wow. What a simple, yet delicious look dish.
Rebecca says
thanks so much! it's super simple
Deborah Brooks says
oh maybe I will make that for my husband one day. He would love it
Kelly says
I love pear and goat cheese together. Such a winning combination!
Emily @Sinful Nutrition says
Flatbread is my favorite type of pizza! I'm all about that thin and crispy crust!
Rebecca says
me too! it's so delicious and gets so crispy!
Abbey Sharp says
Hello flavour town! This looks so delicious!
Rebecca says
thanks Abbey! it's packed with flavor for sure
Sandi says
U make flatbreads for a light lunch and this is similar to one of my go-to recipes. I will try this soon!
Rebecca says
great idea for a light lunch! Can't wait to try lots more toppings
Kelly Anthony says
I love the mix of savory and sweet! Totally want to try this one out!!!
Rebecca says
awesome! thanks
Lisa Huff says
Love how easy this is to make! Wish we had a Sprouts near us! Such a great store!
Rebecca says
thanks! and bummer! I have 2 that are pretty close
Danielle says
That sounds lovely and summery. Pear and prosciutto go so well together.
Rebecca says
thanks! yes they do
Diana says
Love adding delicious stuff on flatbreads to snack on. They're so easy to make, and they're filling.
Rebecca says
they're SOOOO easy! yes