Years ago, a friend who runs a local cooking school called Essen suggested topping a grilled pizza with Manouri cheese, honey, and thyme. Manouri cheese is a Greek goat’s milk cheese with which I was not familiar at the time. What threw me, however, was the honey. Honey on pizza? I like to mix sweet and savory flavors in salads, however…so why not on pizza?
As it turned out, the combination was outstanding, and I have made a similar pizza many times in the years since. When I threw leftover Lime Honey Chicken into the mix, I was thrilled. The added protein made the pizza into a hearty meal and the flavor combination was sublime.
Feel free to use a grilled pizza crust–I love the whole wheat version–or your favorite store-bought crust or flatbread. I like to grill extra Honey Lime Chicken one night and use the leftovers for the pizza later in the week.
- Pizza crust, homemade or your favorite store-bought
- Honey Lime Chicken, sliced or shredded (see link to recipe)
- Manouri cheese or your favorite goat cheese, cut into thin slivers or crumbled (see note)
- fresh thyme, chopped
- honey
- sea salt
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Cook the pizza crust according to the recipe directions.
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Top with the desired amount of chicken and cheese. Heat in a 400-degree oven for 3-4 minutes.
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Remove the pizza from the oven and drizzle the honey lightly over the entire pizza. Sprinkle with chopped thyme and sea salt to taste.
- Locally, I buy the Manouri cheese at Mandros.
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Thank you, Bert, and I am glad you found my site. I promise there will be more recipes to come…and I hope you enjoy!
Nice combination of flavours. Thanks for sharing this.
This looks amazing. I love goat cheese but I’ve never heard of Manouri cheese before, I must look for it. Simple things are the best!
I hope you can find it, Jennifer. Manouri is delicious all by itself, too! And I agree…simple things are often the best!