Entry #1540, August 31, 2012

This weekend recipe makes entertaining easy! Pizza is known to be a complete meal package. It is packed with protein, carbohydrates, Riboflavin and Selenium. With its flexibility in terms of flavor, you will never have problems with left over. Preparing to bake a pizza offers varieties of techniques and styles. But with great recipes, you can be sure of a nice and delicious meal.

Try this great finger food this weekend for your guests!

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Looking for a great pizza recipe? Try this quick, easy and delicious Figgy Focaccia! Just add the sliced dry salami and grated fontina cheese and you will surely have something to add to your favorite pizza recipes list. So, print out the ingredients, shop and prepare your kitchen for a sumptuous meal. Thank you Southern Living for this great recipe.

Figgy Focaccia Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 medium-size red onion
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• Coarse sea or kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Plain cornmeal
• 1 pound bakery pizza dough
• 8 fresh figs, halved
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves

Wouldn’t you love some figgy foccacia pizza this weekend?

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Directions

1. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Cut onion into 3/4- to 1-inch slices.
2. Brush onion slices with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
3. Grill onion slices, without grill lid, 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until tender and lightly charred.
4. Preheat oven to 425°. Lightly dust work surface with cornmeal. Stretch dough into a 10- to 12-inch oval on work surface.
5. Place dough, cornmeal side down, on a greased baking sheet; drizzle with remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Rub oil into dough. Arrange fig halves and grilled onion over dough, pressing lightly.
6. Sprinkle with rosemary and salt and pepper to taste.
7. Bake at 425° on lowest oven rack 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

This will only take about 35 minutes of your time and you can serve this for at least 6 people. This will be perfect for a weekend treat for the whole family.

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