Caramelized Onion & Blue cheese Pizza

 Loosely based off this recipe: https://food52.com/recipes/4481-balsamic-caramelized-onion-and-blue-cheese-pizza

We added herbs we had in the garden (chives & tarragon) but I think rosemary or parsley or thyme or sage (or a mix of all) would be good too. 

Ingredients:

1 pizza dough

4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped into large bite sized pieces

2 red onions, thinly sliced

1 tsp herbs de Provence (or Italian seasoning)

4 Tbs balsamic vinegar

1 Tbs worchestershire sauce

1 cup ricotta cheese

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Black pepper to taste

5 oz crumbled blue cheese, divided

1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Handful of chopped fresh herbs (we used tarragon & chives)

Balsamic glaze to top, as desired

Instructions:

Sauté bacon in a large skillet until cooked soft (but not crisp-bacon will continue to crisp while baking on pizza) Transfer bacon to a paper towel to drain, reserving bacon grease

Sauté red onions in bacon grease over medium heat until caramelized & softened (about 30 min), stirring often to prevent burning  Stir in herbs de Provence, vinegar, & worchestershire sauce & continue cooking until liquid has mostly evaporated/formed a thick sauce.  Remove from heat

Preheat oven to 450*.  

Stir together ricotta, garlic, Parmesan, & pepper. 

Stretch pizza dough over a greased pizza pan  Spread onions evenly over dough.  Dollop ricotta mixture over onions.  Sprinkle 4 oz of blue cheese over pizza, reserving last oz of blue cheese & fresh herbs to sprinkle over pizza after it’s removed from oven.  Sprinkle bacon pieces then chopped walnuts over pizza

Bake for 15-20 minutes until crust done & pizza toppings crisped & bubbling  

Remove pizza from oven & top with last of blue cheese, fresh herbs, & a drizzle of balsamic glaze, as desired  Slice & enjoy