Vegetarian Goat Cheese and Spiced Honey Pizza

Because of the high quality and variety of goat cheese and honey made in France, the chèvre-miel (goat 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 pie skills, sharing proper protocols and also fillings, and in this version of the goat 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 cheese is concerned, ashy goat cheese, with its strong taste and flavor 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. The combination of goat cheese with spiced honey adds a touch of sweet and heat to your pizza. For the finishing touches, we added raisins and fresh mint leaves for a modern approach. Simple, elegant and most importantly, delicious.  

Vegetarian Goat 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.