Brie, Pear and Greens Pizza

Name: Brie, Pear and Greens Pizza
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter; 1 large clove garlic minced; 1 tsp (5 mL) finely chopped fresh thyme; 1 cup (250 mL) baby greens (arugula; spinach or other mixed baby greens); Pepper to taste; 2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar or wine vinegar; 1 (12-inch/30 cm) pre-baked pizza crust; 1 pear thinly sliced; 4 oz (125 g) Canadian Brie cheese or Canadian Camembert cheese diced

This recipe is taken from the 2014 Milk Calendar. Pizzas are taking on a new look and taste these days. This gorgeous pizza is fragrant with garlic, thyme and pears, gooey with luscious Canadian Brie cheese and topped with tender, fresh greens – you might forget about the tomato sauce forever.

Prep: 10 min
Cooking: 10 min - 15 min

Yields 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
1 large clove garlic minced
1 tsp (5 mL) finely chopped fresh thyme
1 cup (250 mL) baby greens (arugula, spinach or other mixed baby greens)
Pepper to taste
2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar or wine vinegar
1 (12-inch/30 cm) pre-baked pizza crust
1 pear thinly sliced
4 oz (125 g) Canadian Brie cheese or Canadian Camembert cheese diced

READY FOR REWARDS?

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 °F (220 °C). Position one rack in center of oven and one in lower third; place a large baking sheet on lower rack.

In a small saucepan, combine butter, garlic, thyme and pepper to taste; cook over low heat, stirring, for about 2 min or until butter is melted and garlic is fragrant. Remove from heat.

Brush about half of butter mixture over pizza crust. Stir vinegar into remaining butter mixture. Arrange pear slices over crust; brush with vinegar mixture. Scatter cheese over top. Slide pizza crust directly onto centre oven rack (the baking sheet below will catch any drips). Bake for about 10 min or until crust is crisp and golden and pear is softened. Slide pizza onto a cutting board; sprinkle with greens. Let stand for 3 min before cutting into slices.