Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

Pear Gorgonzola Pizza on your table in 20 minutes! 

This Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe is fresh, sweet and salty and OUT OF THIS WORLD delicious.  It boasts layers of pesto, brie cheese, pears, strawberries, pistachios,  and Gorgonzola all drizzled with Balsamic Reduction.  It’s a dreamilicous appetizer, brunch or lunch that will have everyone singing your praises!

Thank you Flatout Flatbread for sponsoring this Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe post.  All opinions are my own.

Pear Gorgonzola Pizza sliced on a cutting board


 

Spring is finally here and with it the advent of everything fresh and flirty from Pina Colada Fruti Salad to Key Lime Cheesecake Fruit Dip to Grilled Pineapple Salsa and now this Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe!

When I concocted this heavenly Pear Gorgonzola Pizza, I had Easter in mind.   Now I can’t get it out of my mind.  The symphony of textures and flavors is nothing short of mesmerizing.  And you will mesmerize all your Easter guests with its hypnotic multidimensional flavors.

top view of easy Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe with sliced pears

What you Need to Make Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

To start, this Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe calls for 2 flatbreads, specifically Flatout Flatbreads. The flatbread comes in Spicy Italian, Rosemary Olive Oil and my choice for this pizza, Rustic White – the perfect pearing for this grown up pizza.

The Flatout Flatbreads are wonderfully thin so they bake up super quickly with the perfect amount of crispy.  Whenever you have a pizza craving, simply throw your favorite toppings on your favorite flavor of flatbread and bake for 6 minutes – and you have your an appetizer, snack or meal in minutes with only one pan !

far away shot of easy Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

How to make Pear Gorgonzola Pizza 

This Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe, on the other hand, not quite as simple, but every bit as easy and eat-your-whole-flatbread-in-one-sitting-delicious.  To make this Flatbread, simply bake your Flatout Flatbreads for 2 minutes then spread with brie cheese and smother in pesto.  That alone would be amazing.  But it gets better…

showing how to make Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe by layering pizza with pesto

Top with thinly sliced pears and red onions and bake for 4 more minutes.  That alone would be amazing.  But it gets better…

showing how to make Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe by topping pizza with pears and red onions

Top with sweet diced strawberries, tangy Gorgonzola and crunchy pistachios.  But it get’s better.

Top with Balsamic Reduction Drizzle…

showing how to make Pear Gorgonzola Pizza by drizzling with balsamic reduction

Heaven

we

have

arrived.

If you have never made balsamic reduction, you have been sitting on liquid gold and didn’t even know it!  As the balsamic vinegar reduces with some brown sugar, it becomes less acidity, more sweet and one of the most concentrated flavors of YUM you will ever taste.

picking up a slice of Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

Tip for Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

  • You can substitute the flatbread with naan or storebought or homemade pizza dough.
  • I love the addition of strawberries, but alternatively you can use more pears or raspberries.
  • Let the brie sit at room temperature while you prepare your other ingredients so it will spread easier. You can also microwave it for a few seconds to soften.
  • You will want to have all your toppings diced and ready so you can immediately drizzle with Balsamic Reduction because it will thicken and harden as it sits.
  • The pistachios add a wonderfully salty crunch. Bacon would also be a delicious substitution.
  • Although this is Pear GORGONZOLA Pizza, you may substitute the Gorgonzola for feta for less of a bite.

Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe with Balsamic Reduction Drizzle.  It doesn’t get any better.

Pear Gorgonzola Pizza on a cutting board

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Pear Gorgonzola Pizza

Pear Gorgonzola Pizza on your table in 20 minutes!  This Pear Gorgonzola Pizza recipe is fresh, sweet and salty and OUT OF THIS WORLD delicious.  It boasts layers of pesto, brie cheese, pears, strawberries, pistachios,  and Gorgonzola all drizzled with Balsamic Reduction.  It’s a dreamilicous appetizer, brunch or lunch that will have everyone singing your praises!
Servings: 4 servings
Total Time: 16 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 2 Rustic White Flatout Flatbreads
  • 8 oz brie cheese, rind removed, room temperature*
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • 1 pear, thinly sliced
  • 1/8 red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1 cup strawberries, diced
  • 1/4 cup Gorgonzola (may sub feta)
  • 1/2 cup basil, loosely packed, chiffonade**
  • 2 tablespoon crushed pistachios
  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Bake flatbreads on a baking sheet for 2 minutes.
  • Spread brie cheese evenly over flatbreads (it doesn’t have to be perfect because it will melt), and top with an even layer of pesto followed by red onions and pears. Bake for 4 minutes then remove from oven.
  • Meanwhile add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar to a small nonstick skillet (you can use a sauce pan but it will take longer to reduce). Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer just until the consistency of syrup. Remove from heat. If Reduction thickens before you use it, then reheat in the pan.
  • Top flatbreads with strawberries, Gorgonzola, pistachios and basil then drizzle with desired amount of Balsamic Reduction.

Notes

NOTE: Ingredients listed are for 2 flatbreads, so divide ingredients evenly when topping flatbreads.
*Let the brie sit at room temperature while you prepare your other ingredients so it will spread easier. You can also microwave it for a few seconds to soften.
You will want to have all your toppings diced and ready so you can immediately drizzle with Balsamic Reduction because it will thicken and harden as it sits.
***The pistachios add a wonderfully salty crunch. Bacon would also be a delicious substitution.

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8 Comments

  1. Sheila Cassidy says

    Seriously, you MUST do a cookbook! Beautiful photography and delicious food.

    • Jen says

      You are too nice, thank you so much Sheila!!!

  2. Dorothy Dunton says

    Hi Jen! I love using flat breads – the toppings are endless! This sounds delicious, I can’t wait until fresh strawberries are in season! The last flat breads I made were were creamy blue cheese and thinly sliced steak and they were quite tasty!

    • Jen says

      Agreed, flatbread is amazing with its endless possibilities. I am drooling over your blue cheese and steak – yum!!!!

    • Jen says

      Thank you so much Kevin – it is indeed tasty! And your trip looked fabulous btw – what an amazing experience!

  3. Judy DeLeeuw says

    I made these for our dinner group last night. Everyone went crazy over them. Thanks for another great recipe!

    • Jen says

      YAY! I LOVE hearing that everyone went crazy for them! Thanks for making my day and for making my recipes :)!