More Recipes

The entries continue to come in for the Fresh Italian recipe contest. It's easy to enter, just email your recipe to 518west@518west.com

I'll be sharing some of the recipes we receive throughout the month, like this one from Peri Banker:

Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Pizza

Makes 1 12” pizzas

Pizza dough (this pizza dough makes enough for 4 12” pizzas)
1 cup warm water
1 package or 1 Tbl yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 cups bread flower

2 Tbl butter
2 medium sized onions
½-3/4 cup goat cheese
½-3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
Dried rubbed sage leaves

Melt 2 Tbl butter and sauté 2 medium sized sweet (or reg) onions on medium heat until caramelized (about 1 hour). Keep stirring occasionally incorporating brown caramelized stuff on the bottom into all of the onions.

For dough:
Dissolve yeast in water and sugar and allow to dissolve fully and activate for 3-4 minutes. Add flour and salt and stir and knead –adding extra flour if sticky. Allow to rise 2X size. Punch down-knead and roll out for pizzas using yellow corn meal now to keep from sticking. Place on pizza pans which already have corn meal spread to stop from sticking.

Drizzle olive oil onto the pizza and then spread caramelized onions, break ½ cup goat cheese into ½ inch clumps and spread around, followed by ½ cup of shredded mozzarella on top. Sprinkle on dried rubbed sage.
Cook in 500 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until done.

May also be modified by the addition of duck, grilled chicken or grilled eggplant.