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Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

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Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

Curry and butternut squash are two of my favorite foods and when I came across a a recipe that combined them in a curried butternut squash naan pizza on The Life & Loves of Grumpy’s Honybunch I bookmarked it right away. The pizza was topped with curried roasted butternut squash along with caramelized onions and cheese and it reminded me a lot of the roasted butternut squash and caramelized onion pizza with gorgonzola and crispy fried sage that I enjoy so much. With the thoughts of both of those pizzas dancing in my head I decided to combine them and make a curried roasted butternut squash pizza with caramelized onions and gorgonzola. You really can’t go wrong slowly roasting butternut squash into little sweet and tender cubes of melt in your mouth goodness and currying them was a great idea. For the caramelized onion ‘sauce’ I added some more curry powder along with some common curry ingredients including garlic, ginger and a chopped small green chili for some extra heat. I then topped the pizza with some mozzarella and gorgonzola and I finished it off with a generous helping of cilantro when it came out of the oven. The curried roasted butternut squash pizza with caramelized onions and gorgonzola was amazing! Butternut squash can be nice and sweet and that sweetness went really well with the heat of the curry. The curry flavour also worked well with the butternut squash, the caramelized onions and the creamy and tangy melted gorgonzola took it to a whole new level! Fresh herbs can work well on a pizza and the fresh chopped cilantro was the perfect finish to this pizza.

Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:1 hour 10 minutes Total Time:1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 1
ingredients
  • 2 cups butternut squash (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 large onion (sliced)
  • 1 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 1 thumb ginger (grated)
  • 1 small green chili (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons broth (vegetable or chicken)
  • 1 pizza dough
  • 2 cups mozzarella (grated)
  • 1/4 cup gorgonzola (crumbled)
  • 1 handful cilantro (chopped)
directions
  1. Toss the butternut squash in the curry powder with the olive oil to coat.
  2. Roast the squash in a preheated 400F/200C oven until tender, about 30 minutes and set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan.
  4. Add the onion and cook on low until caramelized, about 30 minutes.
  5. Add the garlic, ginger, green chili and curry powder and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  6. Add the broth, deglaze the pan and simmer to reduce a bit. (You want it a bit liquidy as this will be the pizza ‘sauce’.
  7. Spread the onions over the pizza dough followed by the butternut squash and the cheese.
  8. Bake in a preheated 500F/260C oven until golden brown on top, about 5-10 minutes.
  9. Garnish with cilantro.
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  6. Wanda says

    January 14, 2010 at 3:08 am

    This looks and sounds very tasty, my mouth was watering as I read your description. This is a pizza I will certainly be trying as it has all the elements of food that I enjoy.

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  11. Joanne says

    January 14, 2010 at 11:13 am

    Tragically, in all of the myriad ways I've enjoyed butternut squash, I've never had it "curried"! That is truly unfortunate. Especially after seeing this pizza. Looks fantastic,

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  16. Kelly says

    January 14, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    What an interesting addition with the curry. I would have never thought of pairing it with gorgonzola. Caramelized onions and squash though have long been one of my favorite combinations. The only thing I'm always careful of, like you've done, is to find something to balance out the sweetness.

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  20. Dawn says

    January 14, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    This is one of those recipes where I wish I had time to savor the art of cooking. My cooking tends to be fly by the seat of my pants and get on the table as quickly as possible.
    Ideally I would love to have all the time to make my own crust, roast the squash, slowly caramelize the onion. Mmmm, lovely thought. I must make this as soon as I have a bit extra time!

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  26. Helen says

    January 15, 2010 at 12:06 am

    Please come over instantly with all these ingredients and prove that you and your recipes are not just a wonderful fantasy. It can't be far. We're in Toronto, too!

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  29. libraloves says

    January 19, 2010 at 12:08 am

    This is so creative, I love all of these ingredients. I just never thought to put them all together on my most favorite thing – pizza! I love that you label the onions as "sauce". Great idea!

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  30. Jeanne says

    January 19, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    it's official – you are killing us here!! Butternut and gorgonzola are such a happy marriage – I just never thought of having them on a pizza before! Very clever.

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  31. kathryn durst says

    January 24, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    i just made this to take to a dinner party! it almost killed me not to eat it all before i got there. i added some sundried tomatoes on top for some more colour and it was dynamite. it's safe to say i'm addicted to your blog 🙂

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  33. Mark says

    June 12, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I agree with the above comment that butternut and gorgonzola are an absolutely orgasmic combination.

    As a huge fan of pizza (particularly home made) I am dying to give this a try.
    Thanks!

    Reply

  36. Runcooking says

    February 15, 2017 at 2:20 am

    This is very similar to a pizza I make quite often, the only changes being that when I roast the Butternut Squash is that I also add a little balsamic vinegar to the roasting pan. This helps the onions and squash caramelise beautifully. I have also in the past roasted different vegetables to go on the pizza… things like new asparagus, cherry tomatoes, zucchini or eggplant. Thanks for sharing!

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