Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Spring Favorite

Spring is finally making an appearance here in Chicago, although reluctant, and with new seasons comes new vegetables. I signed up for one of those weekly vegetable baskets and love it. We received your typical root vegetables, but I can sense the spring veggies coming. Ian got excited about the coveted ramps that came and immediately made us a delicious dinner. I digress.

Right now asparagus is everywhere, and it is fantastic. As I have mentioned before, homemade pizza is a fan favorite around here. So, with that said, why not combine the two? Cue Smitten Kitchen's shaved asparagus pizza.

This recipe is super simple. Make your favorite pizza dough and top with a dusting of corn meal and add parmesan and mozzarella. The recipe didn't call for turkey bacon, but really, what food couldn't use some turkey bacon. I placed the bacon and asparagus on the top to finish. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 450 degrees. When the pizza comes out add some chopped scallions. Here is our new spring favorite. Enjoy!