Pineapple Prosciutto Pizza

Inspired by the classic Hawaiian Pizza, this Pineapple Prosciutto Pizza features grilled pineapple, red onions, prosciutto and Piave cheese.

I read somewhere once that Hawaiian Pizza was first made in Canada, which is a bit strange, since pineapples certainly don’t grow here! Perhaps it was our way of capturing a bit of the tropics through the long winter. Regardless, I love Hawaiian pizza. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure – knowing there’s something maybe a wee bit wrong about it, but then again … oh so right ;)

This pizza is inspired by the classic Hawaiian pizza, using grilled pineapple and red onions, together with prosciutto and Piave cheese. Piave cheese just happened to be what I had on hand and it turned out to be a great foil for the other flavours in the pizza. It’s nutty, a bit sweet and semi-firm (or firm, depending on how old it is). I didn’t need to use a lot of it to add great flavour, which was nice. I also topped it off with a bit more grated Piave and some fresh baby arugula, for some colour.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Pizza Dough – My homemade pizzas generally start with Jim Lahey’s pizza dough. You can certainly use your favourite homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough.

Pizza Sauce – Make your own pizza sauce, or your favourite store-bought pizza sauce. I’ve long been a fan of Mutti™ pizza sauce.

Pineapple – fresh pineapple will bring the best flavour to the plate. I find the pre-cut pineapple spears the easiest to grill, but rings work as well. You can start with canned pineapple rings too, if you like.

Prosciutto – prosciutto is easy to find in with the deli meat or sliced from most deli counters.

Piave Cheese – If you can’t find Piave cheese, I think Manchego would be nice, or Parmesan, or you could always default to mozzarella.

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Delicious pineapple and prosciutto pizza, with grilled fresh pineapple, prosciutto, red onion and Piave cheese. Topped with fresh baby arugula.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 20 minutes mins

Yield: 8 servings

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Ingredients

• 1 lb homemade or store-bought pizza dough
• 15 oz Pizza sauce
• 3 Fresh pineapple spears, grilled and cut into chunks
• 1 small Red onion, sliced across the equator and separated in to rings
• 4 slices Prosciutto, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups Piave, Manchego, Parmesan or Mozzarella, grated
• Fresh baby arugula, for topping after baking

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Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven (and pizza stone, if using) to 500 ° F.
• Prepare your pizza dough in to a round and spread with pizza sauce. Top with grilled pineapple and red onions. Sprinkle with some Piave cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven, 10 minutes or so, or until the crust is golden.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with additional Piave cheese, prosciutto and arugula.

Notes

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Cuisine: American, Canadian

Course: Main Course

Author: Jennifer Maloney

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 152kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 688mg, Potassium: 176mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 230IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 7mg, Iron: 2mg

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