Individual Pizzas with Caramelized Onions, Apples, and Gruyere Cheese

Wowsers! This is another favorite in our house from the South Beach Diet cookbook. It's phase 2 so it's low in fat but high in fiber and protein & is so good! It can be a little time consuming due to all the slicing but not terrible - just don't start when you're hungry or you'll be tempted to eat the apple slices. Clay and I team up in the kitchen so it doesn't seem like it takes that long. 

Anyways, the flavors in these are incredible and we can never eat more than one - I can barely finish a whole one myself! It's GREAT for leftovers and heats up really well! Here are the deets:

Makes 4 pizzas         Prep Time: ~20 mins         Total time: ~40 mins 

Ingredients:

• olive oil
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 medium red apples, cored and thinly sliced
• 2 cans white beans, drained & rinsed (15 oz)
• 2 tbs lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
•  1/4 dried rosemary, crumbled
• 4 low carb tortillas
• 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (8 oz)
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. In a large skillet, heat 2 tsp olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and toss to coat. Add 3/4 cup water, bring to a boil, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
3. Add the apple slices and cook until they are crisp-tender and the liquid has evaporated (7-10 mins).
4. While apple mixture is cooking, mash beans with 2 tsp oil, lemon juice, rosemary, salt, and 3 tbs water in a bowl using a potato masher. Give the mixture a few stirs to mix all the flavors.
5. Place tortillas on 2 baking sheets and spread the beans over the tortilla (like sauce).
6. Top with onion-apple mixture, cheese, and pecans. 
7. Place in the oven for 5 minutes - just until the cheese is has melted. YUM! #sogood