Asparagus Pesto Pizza
This twist on the classic cheese pizza recipe will blow you away. The pizza sauce and pizza crust on this pizza recipe add huge amounts of flavor. A pizza slice from this homemade pizza is heavenly.
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound asparagus, cut into 3/4 inch lengths
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoon Romano or Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 large baked cheese pizza crust
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place asparagus in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover pan and steam 5 minutes, or until bright green and almost tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and rinse again.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Saute pine nuts 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
- Transfer pine nuts in oil to a blender or food processor and add basil, garlic, Romano and the rest of the oil, and process until smooth.
- Spread pesto over crust and top with asparagus, pepper, mozarella and Parmesan. Place pizza on an oven tray and bake 15 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.