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Asparagus White Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
  • Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • Cornmeal, for pizza peel
  • 1 pound fresh or frozen pizza dough, at room temperature
  • Olive oil, for brushing dough
  • 3/4 cup fresh ricotta
  • 1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced into wide coins
  • 5 ounces mozzarella, grated (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 4 thin slices prosciutto

Cooking Instructions

Step 1: Combine parsley, garlic, and zest in a bowl.  Season with salt and pepper.  Set gremolata aside.

Step 2: Preheat oven to 475 degrees F with oven rack in the top position (about 6 inches from the heat source).  Place a pizza stone or steel on rack.  Dust a wood pizza peel or an unrimmed baking sheet with cornmeal.

Step 3: Stretch or roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness (about 16 inches in diameter); place on prepared peel.  Brush with oil then top with ricotta.  Season with salt and pepper.  Top with asparagus and mozzarella.  Gently slide onto stone.

Step 4: Bake until golden brown and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes.  Top with prosciutto and gremolata.

Enjoy this fresh white pizza from Country Living!