Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza

Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza by Alison's AllspiceI first decided to put asparagus on a pizza simply because I already had some in the fridge.  It was going to be a sun-dried tomato, artichoke, and asparagus pizza.   As life goes, that didn’t happen.  I ran out of sauce, so I ended up using my sun-dried tomatoes in my Asparagus Carbonara recipe.   I hit the drawing board again and decided to try the pizza with a simple white sauce.  This Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza is even better than I had imagined, and a great way to wrap up this years Asparagus Mini-Series!

Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza by Alison's Allspice Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza by Alison's Allspice Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza by Alison's Allspice Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza by Alison's AllspiceFor full disclosure, my husband was not a fan, but I loved this recipe!  The white sauce was so simple to make, and tasted great.  It would do on any pizza.  Where our taste buds strayed apart was the asparagus. I LOVE asparagus, hence the mini-series.  He didn’t think the asparagus was a great pizza topping, that just means more for me, right? Yup, that’s what I thought {wink}.

Variations to the Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza recipe:

  1. I loved the white sauce on this pizza.  However, a traditional red sauce would be great as well.
  2. Try using my Quick Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Dough instead of buying pre-made.
  3. Load up the veggies!  Mushrooms and spinach would be great additions to this pizza.
  4. Use a pizza cheese blend instead of all the individual cheeses if you prefer.
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This Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza is made with homemade dough and sauce. Try this pizza with asparagus while it's still in season!
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2-3 servings
Ingredients
White Pizza Sauce
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 TBS all purpose flour
  • ½ cup milk of choice (I used soy milk)
  • 2-3 twists of a sea salt grinder and cracked black pepper grinder
  • 1 tsp dry basil (1 TBS fresh)
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
Pizza
  • 1-lb whole wheat pizza dough
  • 1 cup asparagus, trimmed and cut to 1 inch pieces
  • 1 cup artichoke hearts (frozen, thawed)
  • ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup shredded provolone cheese
  • ¼ cup shredded or shaved Parmesan
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven with a pizza stone to 425 F.
White Pizza Sauce
  1. In a small sauce pan, cook garlic in olive oil until starting to brown, about 1 minute. Whisk in flour. Cook stirring continuously for 2-3 minutes. Don't let the flour start to brown or your sauce will not be white.
  2. Pour in milk while whisking to prevent clumps. Stir continuously until it starts to boil. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients. It will thicken more as it cools.
Pizza
  1. Spread dough out into a 12 inch circle.
  2. Carefully remove pizza stone from oven. Place dough onto stone. Quickly, spread sauce over crust. Top with cheeses and veggies.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
Pizza sauce recipe adapted from Allrecipes. I shared this post at  Meatless Mondays, Tasty Tuesdays, Tickle My Tastebuds, Meat Free Mondays, and Cook Blog Share.

This Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza is made with homemade dough and sauce. Try this pizza with asparagus while it's still in season!

 

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