Tasty Tuesdays: Asparagus & Mushroom Pizza with Gorgonzola

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I'm starting to feel like i am never going to cook again!  It's been a while.  I didn't even have to cook for Thanksgiving!  So, here is a pizza recipe I originally posted back April of 2010.  It's a good one.

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I had a pizza like this recently at a restaurant and tried to recreate it at home. The asparagus makes it a great pizza for Spring.

Ingredients:

- Pizza dough. The recipe I used can be found here.

- 10 oz. mushrooms, sliced (I used cremini, but I'm sure any mushroom would work)

- 1/2 c. onion, diced

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 bunch of asparagus

- 1/4 c. gorgonzola or blue cheese

- 3/4 c. shredded mozzarella

- 1/2 c. shredded parmesan

- 1/4 c. pine nuts

- olive oil

Prepare pizza dough.

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When dough is almost finished rising, preheat oven to 500 degrees. If you use a pizza stone, preheat it in the oven too.
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Next, prepare toppings.
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Slice mushrooms.
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The santoku in the photo comes courtesy of Baby Sister. It was one of many great birthday gifts I received this year from her. I don't know what I did before I had this knife. It makes food prep so much easier!

Break asparagus into 2 - 3 inch pieces.

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Sauté garlic & onions in a generous dash of olive oil for a few minutes and then add the mushrooms. Sauté a few minutes longer until mushrooms are soft.
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When mushrooms are finished, set aside.

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Roll out dough. I use a pizza stone and when making pizza I like to use a little cornmeal to dust the stone before I put on the dough. I think it helps to keep the dough form sticking.
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I also like to prebake the crust before adding the toppings. So, once your dough is rolled out and is on the pizza stone, bake in oven for 3 -5 minutes.
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Next, top the pizza. I started with a drizzle of olive oil all around the dough. Next comes the mozzarella. Then added the asparagus, mushroom & onion mixture (make sure to drain any liquid that is in the pan with the mushrooms from cooking), gorgonzola, pine nuts, and finish with the parmesan. I topped of the pizza with a little drizzle of olive oil.
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Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
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Fresh out of the oven:
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Enjoy!

 

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