Blueberry & Bacon Pizza

One of our favorite pizza joints in Cary closed a few years ago, and we’ve missed their unique flavor combinations (hello, pimento cheese & jalapeno pizza).  When the first berries started turning deep blue this year, we created a pizza that would’ve been worthy of their fantastic menu!

Blueberry & Bacon Pizza

• Ingredients
  • Pre-Made pizza crust (you could also use a pie crust – that’s what we had!)
  • Precooked Bacon, crumbled
  • 1 pint Fresh Blueberries
  • 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese 
  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese 
  • 1 Red Onion, thinly sliced
  • Dash of Garlic Salt
  • Dash of dried Basil (as much or as little as you like) 
  • Sprinkle of Red Pepper Flakes
  • Arugula (optional garnish)

• Directions
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Stretch out pizza dough and place on baking sheet
  • Generously sprinkle garlic salt, dried basil, and red pepper flakes on dough
  • Cover dough with thin layer of ricotta cheese, leaving edges bare for crust
  • Place crumbled bacon, thinly sliced red onion, and blueberries onto pizza
  • Top pizza with Mozzarella cheese
  • Bake in preheated oven at 425 for 15 minutes (or until crust is done and cheese is melted)
  • Optional: cover with Arugula prior to serving
  • Enjoy!