Whole Wheat Roasted Red Pepper + Fontina Pizza with Balsamic Glaze.
I know. I hate when people say that too.
But seriously? You look like you need it.
No offense or anything. It’s just that it’s the end of the first week of the new year. Like… stress city. You totally deserve pizza.
This pie is loaded with caramelized shallots (!), roasted red peppers (double !), tons of crispy bacon (!!!!!) and lots of cheeeeeeese. And my undying love, of course. Oh… and hunger.
I’m pretty sure my entire soul melted away with the fontina and parmesan as I took a bite. HO.LY.FLA.VOR.
I mean, I used to think that fontina was really good, and that bacon was incredible, and that roasted red peppers were super. But then… then I added a balsamic reduction on top and I’m pretty sure I died. Like I’m dead right now. I’m talking to you from the heavens. I hope. But maybe not. I have this little problem called gluttony… sooooo there’s that.
Whole Wheat Roasted Red Pepper + Fontina Pizza with Balsamic Glaze
makes one pizza
dough: (my go-to recipe)
2 1/4 teaspoons (1 packet) active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
In the bowl of your electric mixer with an attached dough hook, combine warm water, yeast, honey and oil and mix with a spoon. Let sit for 10-15 minutes until foamy, then add in flour and salt. Mix on low speed until just combined, then turn to medium speed to knead the dough for 5-6 minutes. If it seems to sticky, add a bit more flour 1 tablespoon at a time.
Brush a separate bowl with olive oil, add dough, turning once, then set in a warm place to rise for 1 1/2-2 hours. Cover with a damp towel.
pizza:
2 slices thick-cut bacon
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 roasted red peppers, cut into strips
1 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
6 ounces freshly grated fontina cheese
2 ounces freshly grated romano cheese + more for topping if desired
1 1/2 cups balsamic vinegar
Right before dough is almost finished rising, heat a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy and fat is rendered. Remove with a slotted spoon, then add shallots and stir to coat. Cook for about 10 minutes over low heat, or until shallots begin to caramelize. Set aside. While shallots are cooking, make sure that red peppers are patted dry (if from a jar). If you’d like to make your own roasted red peppers, see here.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Once pizza dough is ready to go, roll/press into desired shape and brush the surface with olive oil and top with minced garlic. Sprinkle on 4 ounces of fontina cheese, then top with shallots, red peppers, and bacon. Sprinkle remaining fontina and romano evenly on top. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.
While pizza is baking, heat vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Allow to come to a boil, then let simmer and cook for about 15-20 minutes until reduced to about 1/3-1/2 cup. Set aside to cool for at least 10 minutes to thicken. When pizza is finished baking, drizzle glaze on top and serve.
The only thing that could be better here is if that glaze was chocolate syrup. I know you thought so too.
139 Comments on “Whole Wheat Roasted Red Pepper + Fontina Pizza with Balsamic Glaze.”
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this is delicious! so much flavor. thanks so much for sharing!!
This was delish! I tried it with heirloom tomatoes and received many compliments and recipe requests.
Two tweaks – I bought my crust, and my balsamic glaze. Works every time ;)
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I want to serve this tomorrow :( BUT i’m not going to have enough time to make the dough after work tomorrow. Do you think I can make the dough tonight, store it in the fridge, then take it out tomorrow and let it come to room temperature a bit before I make my pizza, would that work?
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I am so in love with your pizza topping combinations and your go-to dough! I just posted over on my blog a favorite pizza of mine and linked to this page because I used your dough recipe! Hope you don’t mind :)
Thanks for creating amazing recipes and being such an inspiration to my blog!!!
http://www.halfgalley.com/blog/2014/2/1/sweet-potato-pizza-with-balsamic-caramelized-onions-spinach-and-goat-cheese
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wow 2017 and I just found this. Made it tonight – great!