There were figs in the market this week, and that’s all the reason I needed to make this Fig Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula. Whenever I find fresh figs, I can be relied upon to buy them up and dream of all the wonderful things to do with them, all the while eating them straight out of the grocery bag while walking home. I really like figs. I even found a really awesome strawberry fig tree in South Philly that’s abandoned. Don’t ask me where it is though, I won’t share this urban foraging secret. This week, since my figs actually made it home (they must have been at the bottom of the bag), this Fig and Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula was on the menu. As with all of my pizzas, I start with my standard pizza dough recipe and modify. In this instance, I make a wheat crust with rosemary, which adds to the sweet and savory theme of my Fig Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula. I also like adding some whole wheat flour to make the crust a little more substantial. A balance is key though, too much whole wheat flour and it can be a little tough. This Fig … Continue reading →