Pear & Blue Cheese Pizza

We had our first annual holiday party over the weekend, and I was trying to figure out something unique other than dips that everyone can munch on. I wanted something that I could make earlier in the day, set aside and then serve fresh and hot. I came up with this pizza after reading about 5 different pear pizza recipes  This is a culmination of all of them put into one pizza.

Pear & Blue Cheese Pizza

• 1 ball of pizza dough
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 large white onions
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 pound thinly sliced provolone cheese
• 2 Bosc pears, cut in half and then thinly sliced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
• chopped walnuts, optional

1. Thinly slice white onions and add to frying pan with butter and brown sugar. Put lid on and set heat to low and allow to cook down and caramelize. Takes about 30-45 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 450°. Roll out your dough in desired shape. For this dish, I cut the dough ball in half and rolled out two rectangles, but you can do a traditional round shape. In a small sauce pan add the balsamic vinegar and sugar and set on medium for about 8-10 minutes. Stir every so often and and once it reduces and thickens a little remove from heat and stir for about 1 minutes. Sauce will begin to thicken. Before it gets too thick, pour and spread over dough. 
3. Begin to assemble the rest of the pizza; provolone cheese, caramelized onions, pears, red onion and blue cheese
4. Bake in oven on pizza stone for about 10 minutes. If desired, sprinkle on walnuts before serving