Hands off: 10 minutes

Pears and blue cheese are a natural flavor combination, complemented here by toasted walnuts and—the surprise ingredient—honey. This is not a dessert pizza, but a wonderful change of pace from the usual tomato sauce version. Use unbaked pizza dough available in many grocery stores or buy it from your favorite pizza place. You can also use a prebaked pizza shell to cut the prep time even further.
Serves 4

1 pound unbaked pizza dough or a large prebaked shell
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1 medium pear, very thinly sliced
1/3 cup thinly sliced sweet onion, like Walla Walla or Vidalia
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 teaspoons fresh
1/4 cup walnut pieces
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
Honey

1. Preheat the oven to 500°F. Insert a baking stone if you have one, or prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment.

2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 12- to 14-inch circle. Transfer it to the baking sheet or a pizza peel scattered with cornmeal. Top it evenly with the mozzarella, then the pear, onion, thyme, walnuts, and blue cheese.

3. Put the baking sheet in the oven or transfer the pizza to the baking stone and bake it for 10 minutes, until the edges and bottom are browned and the cheese is melted. Drizzle the surface lightly with honey, cut the pizza into slices, and serve immediately.