Springtime Asparagus Pizza
- 1 ball pizza dough, ~12 oz
- 3/4 pound pencil thin asparagus spears, cut or broken in half and tossed with a drizzle of olive oil and salt
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella, loosely packed
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
- 8 oil-packed anchovies (can be increased or omitted, as desired)
- Preheat your oven (with a stone, if you have) to 500 degrees for 2 hours.
- Place the pizza dough on a lightly-floured counter top, and press outward into a thick disk (leaving a 1" unpressed area along the edge). Pick up the disk and let it drape over the backs of your hands, letting gravity help you stretch it into a 12-14" disk. Place the dough on a peel (or overturned cookie sheet or cutting board) that's lightly dusted with semolina or other type of flour.
- Scatter the mozzarella on top of the dough, then the asparagus and clumps of the goat cheese in whatever artful pattern you desire. Side the pizza onto the preheated stone in your oven, and bake ~7-10 minutes, until the crust browns and the cheese melts.
- Remove the pizza from the oven, and scatter the lemon zest and chili flakes on top. Add anchovies, if desired. Slice and serve.
pizza dough, thin, mozzarella, goat cheese, chili flakes, anchovies
Taken from food52.com/recipes/4039-springtime-asparagus-pizza (may not work)