Asparagus and Plum Tomato Pizza

Name: Asparagus and Plum Tomato Pizza
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams thin asparagus spears; 2 servings Fresh black pepper; 227 grams Fontina, diced into small cubes, about 1 1/2 cups; 48 grams fresh basil, packed; 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed; 54 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 50 grams grated Parmesan; 34 grams pine nuts, toasted; 1 firm plum tomato, seeded and diced; 12 inches packaged prepared foccacia; 12 inches packaged prepared foccacia

The recipe Asparagus and Plum Tomato Pizza can be made in approximately 20 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 45g of protein, 81g of fat, and a total of 933 calories. For $5.87 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. A mixture of olive oil, basil, parmesan, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and דל פחמימות, diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Almond Plum Cake with Creme Fraiche, Blue Sugar Plum Cake, and Fresh Plum Cake.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Trim tough ends off asparagus, leaving 4 or 5-inch long tender tops of spears.

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Asparagus

Place tops in a small skillet in 1/2-inch of boiling water. Cover the pan and steam asparagus for 2 minutes. Run asparagus under cool water and drain well.

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Asparagus

Water

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Frying Pan

Cut spears into 1-inch pieces on the diagonal.

Spread a foccacia with a thin layer of pesto sauce. Dot the top of pizza pie with cubed Fontina cheese.

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Fontina Cheese

Pesto

Spread

Add a scattering of chopped asparagus and diced plum tomatoes.

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Plum Tomato

Asparagus

Bake directly on oven rack or on a perforated pizza pan.

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Pizza Pan

Oven

Bake foccacia pie for 10 minutes in preheated oven on middle rack or, until the cheese melts and edges of your pizza are crisp and dark golden in color.

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Cheese

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Combine basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor with a drizzle of the olive oil. Blend coarsely, stopping from time to time to scrape down the sides.

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Olive Oil