I wonder what person first looked at asparagus and thought: "hey--I wonder if I can eat this". (And I REALLY wonder about the guy who dug up the first potato and decided to stick it in his mouth.....)
Anyway, I'm glad someone tried it and gave it the thumbs up, because I LOVE IT!
It use to grow wild behind our house in the country. Some years I would even beat the "unknown, early-morning asparagus robbers" who usually pilfered all of it--- and get some for myself!
The Germans would eat white asparagus ("spago") --picked before it came out of the ground. It was really tender, but didn't have nearly as much flavor. I suppose that was alright since they always drowned it in a vat of butter and served it with schnitzel anyway :) .......
Here's what I made with my bunch of fresh asparagus tonight:
ASPARAGUS AND PROSCIUTTO PIZZA
2 T. olive oil
1 pound store-bought pizza dough (or go to your favorite pizza place and see if they'll sell you a pound)
1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
Salt and pepper
1 pound thin asparagus, trimmed and halved
6 ounces (2 cups) grated gruyere
3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into strips.
*Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the pizza dough on the pan and stretch to fit. Spread the ricotta on the dough. Sprinkle the parmesan on top and season with salt and pepper. Nestle the asparagus pieces in the cheese and sprinkle the gruyere on top (I like to get as much on the outer rim of the crust as I can).
*Bake until the crust is brown and cheese is bubbling---about 20-25 minutes. Scatter the prosciutto over the top and cut into squares.
And see---it looks totally yum-o even sitting on my nasty old cookie sheet :)!
For Debbie: I'm sure you'll have to strain your poor eyes to see this---but here is asparagus growing wild :)
And a little blog love from Laura. Thank you :)!!!.....Anyway, I'm glad someone tried it and gave it the thumbs up, because I LOVE IT!
It use to grow wild behind our house in the country. Some years I would even beat the "unknown, early-morning asparagus robbers" who usually pilfered all of it--- and get some for myself!
The Germans would eat white asparagus ("spago") --picked before it came out of the ground. It was really tender, but didn't have nearly as much flavor. I suppose that was alright since they always drowned it in a vat of butter and served it with schnitzel anyway :) .......
Here's what I made with my bunch of fresh asparagus tonight:
ASPARAGUS AND PROSCIUTTO PIZZA
2 T. olive oil
1 pound store-bought pizza dough (or go to your favorite pizza place and see if they'll sell you a pound)
1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
Salt and pepper
1 pound thin asparagus, trimmed and halved
6 ounces (2 cups) grated gruyere
3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into strips.
*Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the pizza dough on the pan and stretch to fit. Spread the ricotta on the dough. Sprinkle the parmesan on top and season with salt and pepper. Nestle the asparagus pieces in the cheese and sprinkle the gruyere on top (I like to get as much on the outer rim of the crust as I can).
*Bake until the crust is brown and cheese is bubbling---about 20-25 minutes. Scatter the prosciutto over the top and cut into squares.
And see---it looks totally yum-o even sitting on my nasty old cookie sheet :)! For Debbie: I'm sure you'll have to strain your poor eyes to see this---but here is asparagus growing wild :)
27 comments:
YUMMY...and I don't even really like asparagus. Maybe I would like it like this...lol! Thanks for sharing :)
Blessings!
Mrs. Q
girl, you know that pizza doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful--or delish.
asparagus growing wild? behind your house? I really need to travel past the mississippi again.
YUMMM MEEEE!!!!! I'm totally making this some time this week! I'm really jealous if your kids will eat it!!??
Hmm, I'm still unsure about asparagus, but that pizza looks good anyway!
yum! brook loves asparagus....me not so much. perhaps i'll have to make him a special pizza on a special night....looks like fun!
MMMmmm....I love asparagus. Now, if I could just get my kids to jump on the band wagon. For some reason that pizza reminds me of the pizza you made me once for lunch. (I think is was some garlic alfredo veggie frozen thing. And it was DIVINE!!) Makes my mouth water.
Yum-O!
Wild asparagus? You just learn something every day, don't you?
Am I the only person here that does not like asparagus? Your pizza is pretty though, I love all the colors. It looks pretty fancy!
Prosciutto...isn't that just the fanciest term for a food you've ever heard? Well, maybe there are other fancy sounding foods out there...but I really like prosciutto. I've never used it, but I would love to just tell someone, "and then you top it with prosciutto". Don't I sound food savvy?
Hmmm...I like asparagus. I like pizza. I had not thought to combine them. Might have to give this a whirl.
That pizza looks REALLLY GOOD! (and you cookie sheet looks like mine!)
Come over...I've got something for you!
I love asparagus and as a matter of fact, my husband I were just wondering how it grew. YOu wouldn't happen to have any pics of that would you??? And that pizza is right up my alley! Looks really good.
We love asparagus!! We also grow it, but it's past season here. :o( My favorite way to make it is to coat it in olive oil and put it in my grill basket. Grill for about 7 minutes or until it turns bright green and darkens around the edges. Make sure you salt it too....yummo!
Miki--
It's pronounced "pro-shoot-oh". I think it just means "overpriced, fancy Italian ham :)". But it is super tasty!
Pizza and asparagus.... mmmm... two of my favorite foods. Think I might just have to try it! Hopefully one of these days your suave, mysterious, rebel of an unpaid therapist (friend)will have the honor of trying your pizza!
NO YOU DO NOT HAVE ERASURE ON YOUR PLAYLIST!!! will you marry me?
I love asparagus alot. Your pizza looks so yummy!! And now that you mention it, I've never seen it growing wild either. Who knew.
I am stealing this link for the SITS recipe blog coming to a screen near you! Looks so good!
Yum! But.... is American asparagus in the can like Australian asparagus in the can? All mushy and funny tasting? I love fresh stuff, just blanched with some salt, or in salads etc. But the canned stuff leaves me pale.
Shame NB is moving away.
P.S. I flipping LOVE Erasure.
I'm gonna have to copy you again!
That looks so de-lish! WOW! Oh, and I'm so sorry that NB is moving away...bummer. He seems so mysterious and exciting.
Delish! I can't wait to try this. Thanks for the recipe. We LOVE asparagus and proscuitto our here.
Love your blog.
Jen,
I'm not sure if you knew Gray had already had the surgery-couldn't tell if you knew that from your comment or were wishing us well, but it went well and he's healing up good. (: The hardest part is trying to keep him from rubbing it all the time. Hardest thing ever to have someone take your kid from you, but so worth it. He's a good one.
Now I'm so curious about newboots too since he's from our side of the woods. I've been thinking about anyone I know who served in B's mission, but I'm pulling a blank. Now that he's moving you should post a goodbye picture of him so we won't be left wondering! (: I'll keep working my brain, though!
And, your pizza looks yumm-o. We have some fresh asparagus in our fridge, so I'll have to try that out (minus the fancy cheeses since I'm fresh out!, and added a few other things..) Thanks for sharing!
karli
♡ I think I need to try it again! Now that my taste buds have grown up! :)
I have been wanting some grilled asparagus and just bought some yesterday morning. Can't wait for Hubby to grill it.
I always have wondered who was the first person to see an egg fall out of a chicken's rear end and say "hey, lets eat that"! My mind scares me sometimes also.
Lisa Q.
lifewiththequeens.blogspot.com
What a great idea. I love it. I'm going to give it a try.
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