Caramelized Onion & Olive Pizza

Preheat oven to 550F.

Warm oil in a large heavy skillet on medium heat. Add onions. Cook for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add butter and rosemary and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until onions have caramelized. Add a pinch pepper and set aside to cool.

Prepare crust on baking sheet or pizza pan according to your recipe (or package) instructions.

Spread caramelized onions over pizza dough, leaving 1/2 inch border around the edge. Arrange anchovies and olives evenly on top.

Place on bottom rack in oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven for an additional 5-6 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Cut and serve immediately.

Some tried and true variations:
– Omit anchovies
or
-Replace gorgonzola with 1/2 Cup Pecorino cheese
or
-Replace gorgonzola with 10 ounces of Boursin cheese
or
– Add 1 cup sliced mushrooms to basic recipe
or
– Replace anchovies with 8 ounces of smoked mackerel (omit olives with this variation)
or
– Omit caramelized onions, lightly glaze dough with olive oil and add 1-2 thinly sliced fresh roma tomatoes with the olives and anchovies.