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Post-Race Pizza

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 1 pizza

Ingredients

For the Balsamic Glaze

  • 1/8 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

For the Pizza

  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 pizza dough - homemade or store bought
  • flour, for dusting
  • 1/4 cup pesto - homemade or store bought
  • 1/2 cup fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, fresh or shredded
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shaved
  • 1 handful basil, chopped
  • balsamic glaze

Instructions

For the Balsamic Glaze

  1. Combine balsamic vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan on medium-high heat. Let the mixture come to a simmer. Stir regularly so the mixture doesn't burn. Once the mixture has shrunk to about half its size and it sticks to the spoon when you stir, take the glaze off the stove and set aside to cool. 

For the Pizza

  1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Mix together 2 tbsp of olive oil, garlic powder, oregano, and salt. Set aside.

  2. Heat two tbsp of olive oil in a pan to medium heat. Add onions. When onions are soft, add the sugar and stir until involved. Continue to cook until the onions turn a caramel color. Set aside. 

  3. Heat one tbsp of olive oil in the pan to a medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until they have a golden sear. Set aside. 

  4. Roll out pizza dough on parchment paper. Spread the pesto on the dough, leaving 1/2 inch to spare around for the crust. 

  5. Using a pastry brush, brush the olive oil mixture on the crust. 

  6. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese on the pizza. Add onions, mushrooms, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, the rest of the mozzarella cheese, and the parmesan cheese. 

  7. Bake for 10 minutes until cheese is melted and the crust is golden. Brush the crust with the rest of the olive oil mixture.

  8. Let cool for a few minutes before drizzling on the balsamic glaze and sprinkling on the basil.