Oh yeah. Are you ready for more asparagus? Told you it was gonna be asparagus city around these parts for a while. Today, in the form of a super green Asparagus Pesto Pizza. Those three words were just meant to go together weren’t they?! That’s a lot of goodness in one recipe, for sure.
I love pizza. It could well be my ultimate comfort food. That’s quite a claim – I don’t pronounce my ultimate comfort food lightly. And hey, it could change tomorrow. But for now, my ultimate comfort food is pizza.
I’d say it’s my husband’s favourite too, but I forgot. His favourite is, in fact, chips. (As in fries, my American friends). Like seriously, he will eat chips with anything. You could top a plateful of chips with yet more chips and he would snaffle it down with glee. Don’t get me wrong, I like me some chips too! With mayonnaise – gotta be mayo.
Back to my first love – pizza. What are your favourite pizza toppings? I need to know! Depending on my mood, I love anything from classic margherita to trashy meat feast. And pizza with refried beans on top! But I’m always excited to try new toppings. And you know how I love asparagus so…do the maths.
It’s all about the pesto. Oh man, I love pesto. And of course I had to make it using asparagus! Basil and mint complement the grassy asparagus and cashews and plenty of fresh parmesan make this into perfect, creamy pesto goodness. Spread thickly onto wholemeal pizza dough, top with spring onions, asparagus tips and mozzarella and kablamo, green pizza awesomeness. Er, is kablamo a word? It is now!
Asparagus Pesto Pizza
Ingredients
- bunch of asparagus (250 g)
- 20 g basil leaves (1 cup)
- 5 g mint leaves (1/4 cup)
- 30 g cashew nuts (1/4 cup)
- 25 g finely grated parmesan cheese (1 cup)
- 4 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (roughly half a lemon)
- wholemeal pizza dough
- mozzarella
- spring onions peashoots and parmesan to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 225º (437ºF). I use a fan oven so you may need to set your oven a little hotter! Place a pizza stone in the oven as it heats up (or a baking tray if you don't have one).
- Prepare the asparagus. Snap off the woody ends and chop into pieces. Reserve the tips and place the rest into the food processor along with the basil and mint leaves, cashews, parmesan, oil and lemon juice. Blitz until smooth and well combined.
- Roll out the pizza dough and place on the preheated pizza stone. Spread with about 1/2 cup of pesto and top with the asparagus tips, some chopped spring onions and a sliced ball of mozzarella.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown and bubbling. Serve topped with peashoots and shaved parmesan, if liked.
Notes
Oh yes, asparagus pesto is a fantastic idea–especially blended with mint and basil! At this time of year, I’m with you, that we cannot get enough while it’s so abundant.
This could easily become The Asparagus Blog if I didn’t have any self-restraint! Thanks for dropping by, Lynne 🙂
I would devour this pizza, it looks so good. I love asparagus too!
Thanks Lisa!