Pears, potatoes and pistachios — these are pizza toppings? If you don’t think so, Humble Pie, a cozy pizzeria and wine bar that opened last month at Scottsdale’s Hilton Village, will make a believer out of you.

That should come as no surprise, though, since Humble Pie is a joint project from three of the East Valley’s most successful restaurateurs: Tom Kaufman (Rancho Pinot Grill), Patrick King (What’s Your Beef) and Rick Sullivan (P.F. Chang’s, Taneko Tavern).

The trio have teamed up to create a fun, casual restaurant with a simple menu (see menu PDF), focused on quality meats and organic vegetables, that lives up to its name.

Unlike most pizza places, Humble Pie offers its wood-fired, gourmet pizzas in just one size, about 11 inches in diameter, plenty big for one hungry person but small enough so a group can get several to share.

And rather than provide an extensive list of ingredients from which to create countless variations, the menu consists of just 10 pre-selected combinations. Don’t worry, though. There’s a pizza that will appeal to just about everyone.

For traditionalists, there’s pepperoni, mozzarella and tomato ($10) or sausage, roasted fennel, mozzarella and tomato ($12). The meat for the latter is supplied by Schreiner’s, the family-run Phoenix shop that’s been making fine sausages for five decades.

But the majority of the pies, all of which feature a thin but chewy crust, don’t come with tomato sauce.

Prosciutto, pears and gorgonzola ($12) are covered with fresh arugula from acclaimed McClendon Farms in the West Valley. There’s also grilled chicken with house-made pesto and oven-roasted tomatoes ($11) and, perhaps my favorite, ground pistachios, roasted leeks, shaved red onion and parmensan ($10).

Apart from pizzas, Humble Pie’s menu includes only a few other items.

I was disappointed that the crispy penne appetizer, which I really liked at Kaufman’s recently closed Union Wine Bar & Grill, is no longer available. Of the remaining four starters, I most enjoyed the cheese and meat board ($10, pictured at left).

Four salads are available in small and large sizes. There also are five sides of organic vegetables, not counting daily specials, such as a dish of oven-roasted brussel sprouts with bits of pancetta ($6).

Olive oil gelato ($5), a vanilla-flavored treat from the Queen Creek Olive Mill, is a highlight of the dessert menu.

With Kaufman’s well-deserved reputation as a wine guru, Humble Pie boasts an impressive selection of bottles, which are showcased in a climate-controlled, glass-fronted room with the vegetables. Wine also is available by the glass and in flights, as are craft beers.

Besides 18 tables, mostly two-tops, the 2,500-square-foot space has seating at an exhibition food counter and a bar that also serves a sidewalk patio.

>> Humble Pie, 6149 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. (480) 556-9900