Even though I am a terrible food blogger and have not cooked one thing for approximately two weeks now (something both my wallet and my waistband are complaining about), my offering to the interwebs today is this simple, delicious pizza the Husband made me over two weeks ago. Better late than never, right?
Inspired by Smitten Kitchen, tweaked Chez Nous.
Shaved Asparagus Pizza
- 1/2 bunch asparagus
- olive oil
- salt, pepper, crushed reds
- 1 (prepared) pizza dough – we used Trader Joe’s! – plus a little bit of flour for rolling the dough
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan and/or Gruyere
- about a cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 5-6 small balls fresh Mozzarella, cut in half
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
- “Shave” the asparagus by holding by their (untrimmed) ends against a flat cutting board and running a sharp vegetable peeler across the spear. Repeat until you have a nice little pile of asparagus shavings, and then toss them in a small bowl with olive oil, and a pinch each of salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper.
- Roll out the pizza dough on a light floured surface; sprinkle a bit of the flour on the bottom of your baking sheet (or pizza stone, if you’re fancy) and then transfer the dough to the sheet. Spread a mixture of the cheeses over the surface, top with asparagus and with cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with a little olive oil if you like, and then pop the pizza in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until edges are browned and the cheese is bubbly.
- Top with scallions – the more the merrier – and if you like, fresh herbs, arugula, a poached, egg, whatever your heart desires.
The Verdict:
This is so simple, and yet, so good. It even feels like it’s good FOR you (which it might be, had we not smothered it in cheese). It’s sort of like the scallion situation I described above: the more cheese, the merrier. Obvi.
DINNER CHEZ NOUS 
This looks and sounds wonderful! I bet Gruyere sends it over the top!
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You just can’t get better than Gruyere!!
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If you can get passed the smell before it is melted…lol! 😉
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Your husband made this??? Does he want to come over & teach mine a thing or two?
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Hahah, this is what you do. 1. Buy all ingredients. 2. Set them out on the counter. 3. Set out cookbook to the appropriate page. 4. Leave the kitchen so you don’t hover and ruin his groove.
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This is happening to me quite a lot of times of late. I think it is the pressure of posting that is intimidating. But at such times I just visit other food blogs and feast my eyes on all the yummy foods on display. Lo and Presto! I get over that feeling and get ready to try my hand at something.
This pizza looks absolutely delicious. Beautiful flavors 👍☺
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for me, it’s just embarrassing to not have cooked anything for two weeks! yikes!
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Relax ,enjoy and use the time to plan your recipes and posts👍☺We are all the same 😉
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thanks xx
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What a nice husband!! Delicious, I can smell it from here!
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yea, I’ll be honest…he’s the best.
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The Husband would note that he did stray from the recipe a bit and added the cherry tomatoes which were a must on this. He’d also note he took the ingredients out of the fridge. But he admits his wife did have to point him in the right direction on this one. While the Husband’s forte is generally unhealthy pastas and pizzas, he doesn’t usually shave asparagus or think to make a white pizza….
Also – for the record, the husband does grocery shop and is actually half decent in the kitchen. His wife is just far superior so he always lets her take the lead. It’s the right thing to do.
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You are the best. xoxo
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