This easy-to-make flatbread pizza features ribbons of sweet potato and a tangle of caramelized onions over a bed of ricotta cheese, and gets finished with fresh herbs and feta. Sweet potato on pizza? Yes, please!
A Few Store-Bought Shortcuts Make This the Easiest Pizza EVER!
Shortcuts like store-bought naan and caramelized onions that are made beforehand take the work out of cooking this simple meal.
This pizza pie was inspired by a cover of Food and Wine magazine from 10+ years ago, with lovely shaved ribbons of sweet potatoes atop focaccia.
What’s special about this one is that it tastes just as stellar at room temp as it does straight from the oven, making it a good solution for a crowd and pleasing the masses with rave reviews of your cooking prowess.
Think about serving it as a fun small plate to share over a glass of wine or as an appetizer before the main meal and watch your guests turn into ravished beasts.
A mere bonus for being in the entertaining game.
Heidi’s Tips for Recipe Success
- Make the caramelized onions ahead and store in the fridge. This will save you time on pizza-making day. You want the onions to be rich and caramelized and that equals time (about an hour). Use the leftover onions (if you have any!) for making crostini, burgers, pasta, you name it.
- Thinly slice the sweet potatoes for quicker cooking. Instead of slicing the sweet potatoes in the traditional way, I used my vegetable peeler to make ribbons and twirls of the sweet potato, then loaded them onto the flatbreads.
- Don’t overload it with a sauce. Herbs mixed into the ricotta cheese take the place of a tomato or cheese sauce and feta adds just the right accent.
Here’s What You’ll Need
The full recipe, with amounts, can be found in the recipe card below.
- Sweet potatoes — Peel them before shaving into ribbons.
- Caramelized onions — A little butter, sugar, and sliced onions are all you need. Oh, and about an hour of your time 😅
- Flat breads — Buy your favorite from the store (gluten-free works too).
- Ricotta cheese — Whole milk ricotta will deliver the richest, creamiest base.
- Thyme — Fresh, please!
- Feta — Buy a block and crumble it yourself for the creamiest texture.
How to Make Caramelized Onion and Sweet Potato Pizza
- Caramelize the onions. I have a whole tutorial that walks you through how to caramelize onions. Feel free to reference it if you need extra tips.
- Spread the herbed ricotta mixture over the flatbreads. This is being used in lieu of a tomato sauce, so add however much you can handle.
- Add the toppings, then bake. The sweet potato ribbons shrink quite a bit as they bake, so add a few more than you think you need.
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Caramelized Onion and Sweet Potato Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet onions , peeled and cut in half then thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Kosher salt
- 2 store bought flat breads
- 15 ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme leaves (about 2 tablespoons)
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small sweet potato , peeled
- 3 ounces feta cheese
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- To caramelize the onions: Melt butter over medium heat and add onions to large skillet or pan. Stir gently to coat with butter, sprinkle with pinch or two of kosher salt. Stir onions every 5-10 minutes. Onions will begin to darken and caramelize the longer they’ve cooked, up to 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- To make each pizza: Mix ricotta cheese with olive oil and 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves. Spread half of the ricotta cheese on one piece of flat bread. Top with half of caramelized onion.
- Using vegetable peeler, peel long ribbons of sweet potato from root to tip. (Sweet potatoes will shrink as they bake so peel a few more than you think you’ll need.)
- Layer sweet potatoes in ribbons, then sprinkle with half of feta cheese. Top with leaves of fresh thyme.
- Bake for 5-10 minutes or until potatoes have lightly browned. Remove from oven, drizzle with more olive oil and season with sea salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Sides to Serve with This Pizza
- Antipasto Salad
- Italian House Salad
- Pear and Prosciutto Burrata Salad
- Super Simple Arugula Salad
- Homemade Caesar Salad
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- Caprese Flatbread
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Riya
i like eating potatoes but in pizza i really looking forward to taste it
Ashley @ Foodie Crush
Thanks! It’s a yummy twist!
Alyia
This post has made my mouth instantly water. The food all sounds delicious and your photos are fantastic.
Mark Wiens
Man I was just chilling in bed before I saw this. And now i am hungry :). What have you done?!
Miss Shreya
i like eating potatoes but in pizza i really looking forward to taste it
Miss Alisha
i love pizza , first time heard that potato can also be used in pizza
Miss Sneha
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Miss Sneha
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Andy
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Ashley Sorenson
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good post. nice work.
Samantha
Absolutely delicious and super easy to make. The only thing I did differently was use roasted sweet potatoes (I used leftovers from another night).
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Complete recipe of Sweet Potato and Caramlized Onion pizza which you have shared with us. The pictures of this dish looking very awesme and hope taste will be great of this dish.
M Chilbert
Can you suggest something as an alternate to ricotta cheese that would equally compliment this pizza?
Aviva
I made this last night. I was missing a few ingredients, but I have been waiting too long to make this so I just decided to sub a couple of things: dried thyme instead of fresh (I know, I know), store bought pizza dough instead of flatbreads, and goat cheese instead of feta. Still was delicious! I also sprinkled on some hot red pepper flakes for the grownups. What I love about this recipe (aside from its amazingly delicious flavor) is how fast the sweet potato ribbons cook!
Elyse
The snow is finally melting outside and my pizza oven will be fired back up very soon so loving the pizza inspiration. Would never have thought to put sweet potato on before now.
Jenny Flake
What a creative, delicious dinner idea! I love it :D
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
I love those ribbons of sweet potato, such a killer pizza!
Kelly
I love the way you prepared the sweet potatoes. Pinning now- this likes a perfect quick and yummy meal!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I love the ricotta on this! Such a yummy pizza!
Carole
Oh, man – does this ever look amazing! My husband, too, makes faces when I make meatless meals. And, he always looks surprised when they taste amazing! In fact, we did the same thing (a meatless pizza – not your pizza!) the other night, and he said, “um…this is really good!” Duh! Anyway, yours is a keeper and I’m pinning to Pinterest!
kelley
I remember this! So glad you posted it as I loved the flatbread! Thanks for snapping a pic of my salad! xo
Mindy
Oh my, I bet this tastes wonderful. I love pizzas like this!
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The guys in my family are the same way when it comes to thinking there has to be meat in everything. I love the way you did the sweet potatoes for this! So elegant!