After seeing some of the fig pizzas displayed on the forums over the past few years, I knew I had to try one. In the recipe book "Fig Heaven" that my son and new bride gave me this summer, there was a recipe for "grilled fresh fig, olive, and caramelized onion flatbread" with a pizza variant. So today I made it! Over the pizza dough goes a layer of caramelized onions mixed with fresh chopped oregano, then sprinkled with chopped Kalamata olives, then covered with a layer of thin sliced mozzarella (and I added fresh shredded Asiago on top of that). Over it all goes the sliced fresh figs (and I added fresh mushrooms).

This was the best pizza I ever had. My wife agreed, though she picked off the mushrooms and said she preferred it without them as she thought they overwhelmed the fig flavors. I didn't think so, but it was good either way. I used about 15 or so fresh figs of various sorts - Mt Etnas, Nero 600m, Chiappetta, Atreano, LSU Tiger, and another one or two that I can't recall. Wish I had enough to share with you all!

Whole pizza in the cast iron skillet:

 
Closeup:

 

Last part on the plate:






Thanks to those of you who posted theirs in the past for inspiration!!!

Can I get that from Pizza Hut or Domino's?
Guess not ...

do you sell them by the slice?

Looks awesome!! I'll have to try that next year..thanks for sharing!

Delicious!!!

I just made pizza tonight. I wish I put some figs on it, next time.

That is one killer pizza recipe.

Will try next year when my figs come in!

Tad

Looks great, Ed. Just in time for the "Stiller game", too! How do you like the chiappetta figs? I think they are quickly becoming a favorite at my house. They are a good choice for a fig pizza, too. They have a large size that when sliced looks kind of like pepperoni...I think you've just inspired me for a good halftime snack! Thanks!

Looks good !

Hey Ed, Now that's a delicious looking Pizza! Outstanding Job! : )

What do the niños say? Ah yes, "OMG!"

That pizza looks wonderful! I will certainly try it next year when I have more figs. Thanks for the pics.

Wow! This one is good! I will add it to my recipe bank! Thanks for sharing. And, what a great photo!

Fig Pizza! That's my next project. Nice post.

A brick oven would go so well with that pizza!