Goat Cheese, Pear, and Arugula Pizza!

GOURMET PIZZA, anyone??!!  We went to 'Fireside Pies' years back and fell in love with a pizza, very much like the one I've made !  I tried to reproduce it, as my whole family said they LOVED it, and that says a lot coming from teen boys!  This pizza would be GREAT for a ladies luncheon, or cut into small squares and used as an appetizer!

                                               Goat Cheese, Pear, and Arugula Pizza!

Lookin' good!

1 Tube Pillsbury thin crust pizza dough
Garlic Powder- to coat
Cracked black pepper- to coat
Italian seasoning- to coat
Parmesan cheese from shake bottle- to coat
Red pepper flakes- several shakes, all around (look to pic below)
Olive oil- sprinklings of
Shredded mozzarella cheese- (about 8 oz) put on nice and thick everywhere~
About half a pear- cut in thin slices
4-5 Oz crumbled goat cheese
Paprika to sprinkle top

2-3 oz. baby arugula_chilled
1 Tbsp blue cheese dressing
2 Tbsp cooking sherry

Roll out dough onto large cookie sheet. Sprinkle with all the seasonings and parmesan cheese, then sprinkle with olive oil.

Top that with mozzarella cheese, then slices of pear~

Put on the goat cheese, and sprinkle with paprika, fresh cracked pepper, and more olive oil~

Bake at 425 degrees for approximately 13 minutes~

While pizza is in the oven, put arugula in a bowl, and mix the arugula with 1 Tbsp blue cheese dressing, and 2 Tbsp cooking sherry, mix well~ Place this on top of pizza when it comes OUT of oven, and has been cut into pieces, like in the first picture, above.  The arugula should be chilled~

Make sure you serve each piece with a good amount of arugula!  It's TOO yummy, and you want some with every bite!  Hope you enjoy!  It's an EASY, crowd pleaser!! :)