Gorgonzola Pizza with Prosciutto and Dates

Tonight's meal is just for me. Daryl is not a fan of the flavor profile of this pizza, but I love it. It's Friday night, and on Friday nights we do something fast and easy and this pizza is just that. I was missing one ingredient; prosciutto but luckily there is a great Italian deli, Buon Giorno, on my way home from work. They have a variety of fresh Italian foods - today's goodies were, Prosciutto de Parma, Soppresetta Salami, 2 cooked pork shanks (Daryl loves them), and a tasty Asiago, dun-dried tomato cheese spread.

The pizza can be either a main course, like I am using it for, or as an appetizer.

Ingredients:
1 small store bought pizza crust/dough ( I used Boboli)
1 T. Olive Oil or more for pizza dough
4 oz (1 c.) Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
2 oz (1/2 c.) fontina cheese, shredded
1/2 pitted dates, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper
4 oz prosciutto

Brush the olive oil on the pizza dough. Spread the cheeses on the dough, then the dates and lastly the prosciutto. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Fast, easy and delicious!

Look at the awesome flavors. It's as good as it looks!

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