Pear Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza

This pear arugula and prosciutto pizza is the perfect late-summer early fall meal. It's fancy and delicious enough to serve while entertaining, but easy enough to maintain your sanity. It's sweet, salty, cheesy, and super fresh tasting with the fresh pears and arugula.

This post was created in partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market. I have been compensated for my time commitment. However, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments.

[This 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. I'm most excited because Sprouts is one of my favorite grocery stores. I do a majority of my shopping there because they have 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 Asian BBQ chicken wings.

How will this Pear Arugula and Prosciutto 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 the pizza and enjoy. I mean how much better can things get than that? Really, how much better? Make this fig & prosciutto pizza 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 do I make this pear arugula and prosciutto pizza?

Preheat 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.

Expert Tip: Use pita rounds, individual precooked pizza crust, flatbread, or uncooked pizza dough. If using uncooked dough, cook dough on each side for a few minutes before adding toppings. Follow instructions from this peach caprese pizza recipe.

Expert Tip: Crunchy pears are better than riper ones to broil. They don't become a mushy mess on the pizza.

Expert Tip: The mild sweet flavor of d'Anjou pears is really good on this pizza.

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. 

Expert Tip: Don't forget the lemon juice. This added kick of acid just brings the pizza up a notch.

Place pizza in oven, broil for 2-5 minutes, or until pita and prosciutto brown. Remove from oven.

Top hot pizza with fresh arugula and drizzle balsamic glaze over arugula. Slice, and eat immediately.

Expert Tip: Go ahead and pile on the arugula, if you love it like I do!

Expert Tips

• 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!

FAQ

How do I make homemade pizza better?

The best way to make homemade pizza delicious is to 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. This helps it not get soggy.

How long do I cook homemade pizza?

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.

Do you put cheese on first or last?

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 the leftover ingredients?

• (pita/pizza dough & prosciutto) Fig & Prosciutto Pizza, Peach Caprese Pizza
• (pita) Chicken Salad Pitas
• (prosciutto) Nutrient Packed Breakfast Sandwich
• (pear) this Roasted Pear and Orange Salad
• (goat cheese) Fig & Prosciutto Pizza
• (goat cheese, arugula) Beet & Arugula Salad
• (arugula) swap it for other lettuces in these salads (except the warm ones)

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