Wild Mushroom & Fontina Pizza

Posted 09/07/10 by ChefSnowball
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Venues:	Bakery Cheese Produce & All Things Green
Categories:	Breads Other Parmigiano - Reggiano Vegetables
Sub Categories:	Mushrooms Pizzas Tomatoes
Keywords:	Pizza, mushroom, fontina cheese, Parmesan, thyme
Servings:	8

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil
3 oz. shallots, thinly sliced
6-8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 pizza crust
10 oz. Fontina, shredded
1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
Fresh thyme sprigs

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 450F. Heat olive oil in heavy, large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, chopped thyme and vinegar and stir to coat. Remove skillet from heat. Season with salt and pepper.

Place crust on baking sheet. Top with 3/4 of fontina. Drain vegetable mixture and arrange atop cheese. Top with remaining Fontina and Parmesan. Bake until cheeses melt and crust is brown, about 15 minutes. Garnish with thyme sprigs and serve.

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