Recipe: Plum and Sweet Onion Pizza

PLUM AND SWEET ONION PIZZA

"This fruit-and-vegetable combination makes a delicious appetizer or light lunch. Serve it with tall glasses of iced tea."

3 sweet onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings
1 tablespoon course-grain mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
8 fresh plums, peeled and chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 (24-ounce) package pizza crusts
6 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
Garnish: fresh sage sprigs

Cook first 3 ingredients in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly, 30 minutes or until onion is caramel colored. Stir in plum and next 3 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes or until plum is tender. Stir in salt and pepper.

Place crust on a 12-inch round pizza pan.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 8 minutes or until golden.

Spread plum mixture over pizza crust, and sprinkle evenly with crumbled cheese. Bake 10 more minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish, if desired.

YIELD: 9 servings.
adapted from source: Michelle L. Malley, Boston, Massachusetts