Asparagus Pizza
A Delicious Veggie Pizza Recipe

Try this delicious asparagus pizza recipe. This is a great vegetable pizza recipe. This homemade pizza recipe is perfect for entertaining.

asparagus pizza

I realize that the sound of healthy pizza recipes with asparagus might be a little odd to some, but you will be amazed at this recipe.

Even if you aren't a big asparagus fan, this recipe might make you reconsider your feelings towards this healthy vegetable. I found the original recipe for this on tastykitchen.com and had to make it for myself.

This is a veggie pizza recipe, but you could easily add some grilled chicken to make it extra hearty. Cut it into squares and serve it as an elegant appetizer at a cocktail or dinner party.

This asparagus pizza is very easy to make. You can make it in about 30 minutes total if you use a pre-made crust such as Pillsbury's pizza dough or a Boboli pizza crust. I think this pizza is best on a thinner, crispy crust. I made it on the Pillsbury crust and could've rolled it out a little thinner, but it was still delicious.

Ingredients:

1 pizza crust (pre-made such as Pillsbury or homemade pizza dough recipes)
8 oz. package of fresh Mozzarella (purchased in the ball shape)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for drizzling
1 bunch of Asparagus
1 package of Boursin Cheese (5-1/4 oz) or Alouette garlic herb spreadable cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Stretch out your pizza dough (I used a Pillsbury pizza dough shaped it into a square)

Place dough on a cookie sheet or pizza baking stone.

Drizzle a thin layer of Extra Virgin Olive Oil over dough.

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Next, take a vegetable peeler and shave your asparagus into thin strips. I personally didn't have a good peeler so I used a sharp knife to cut the asparagus into thin strips. I used about 1/2 my asparagus bunch - but use a little more than you think you need because it does cook down.

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Slice the the Mozzarella cheese into thin slices and place on dough over olive oil.

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Sprinkle the asparagus strips on the cheese.

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Take the Boursin cheese (I used Alouette cheese) and dot a few spoonfuls onto of the asparagus.

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Bake pizza for about 12-15 minutes or until the crust becomes a nice golden color.

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Oh man, looking at this picture makes my mouth water. The garlic and herb flavors mixed with the cheese and asparagus make for a delicious asparagus pizza. I took a spatula and gently spread the Alouette cheese around after I took it out of the oven (I took the picture before I did that because it was prettier!).

I cut it into squares and took it a happy hour and everyone gobbled it up.

Enjoy!!