Vegetarian Goat’s Cheese and Spiced Honey Pizza

Because of the high quality and variety of goat’s cheese and honey made in France, the chèvre-miel (goat’s cheese-honey) pizza is perhaps the most French of all pizzas. Beloved by many, including French pizza blogger, Fabien Rius (@Pizza.Cornicione), we thought this classic deserved to be revisited. Since 2018, Rius has worked on his Neapolitan pizza skills, sharing proper protocols and also fillings, and in this version of the goat’s cheese-honey pizza, he uses a base of fresh cream and fior di latte mozzarella for maximum texture and creaminess, plus a few topping surprises for fun.


As far as goat’s cheese is concerned, ashy goat’s cheese, with its strong taste and flavour post-bake, is quite popular in France, but really, any soft variety here will work great. When slicing the cheese, make sure to be generous with the thickness, for a hearty, textured bite. Combining that with spicy honey adds a touch of sweet and spice to your pizza. And for the finishing touches, we added raisins and fresh mint leaves for a modern approach. Simple, elegant and most importantly, delicious.  


Difficulty

Servings

One 12-inch (30 centimetre) pizza

Prep Time

3 hours, 20 minutes

(includes dough proof and prep time)
Cook Time

60 to 90 seconds

By Fabien Rius

Vegetarian Goat’s Cheese and Spiced Honey Pizza

Note

While any type of dough would work well with this recipe, we recommend our Neapolitan pizza dough - just be sure to set aside 3 to 4  hours before cooking to allow the dough time to proof.

For the spiced honey

1. Fire up your Ooni oven, aiming for 450 °C.

Use an infrared thermometer to check the temperature of your baking stone for a fast, accurate reading.

2. In a small bowl, mix 20 grams of liquid honey with 2.

5 grams cayenne pepper; adjust accordingly to taste if needed. Set aside.

For the pizza

1. On a well-floured work surface, roll out your dough into a 30 centimetre circle.

2. Gently slide the dough onto a lightly-floured pizza peel.

3. Use a spoon to spread the cream over your dough in a circular motion; then evenly sprinkle  on the mozzarella, followed by the thick slices of goat cheese.

4. Launch the pizza into your oven and cook for 60 to 90 seconds, rotating every 20 seconds to ensure an even bake.

5. Take the pizza out of the oven, slide it onto your serving board and garnish with raisins, mint leaves and a few splashes of spiced honey.

Slice, serve and bon appétit!

Fabien Rius

Fabien Ruis is the La Rochelle, France-based pizza blogger behind @Pizza.Cornicione. 

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