Monday, June 2, 2014

Asparagus, fontina and Canadian bacon pizza





Naan pizza with Canadian bacon, asparagus and fontina cheese
Adapted from “The Athlete’s Palate Cookbook” by Yishane Lee. Clearly only one of us in the household is the projected target audience for this book, a collection from a variety of chefs aimed at fueling athletes, but it has a number of likely looking prospects.

Ingredients
2 9-inch naan (we used roasted garlic flavor)
½ cup ricotta cheese
¼ cup pesto
8 asparagus spears (how precise!), ends snapped off and cut into 1½ inch pieces
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 slices Canadian bacon, cut into thin strips
2/3 cup grated fontina cheese

 
Method
Place flatbreads on baking sheet. Mix ricotta and pesto; spread over naan. Toss asparagus with olive oil and salt and pepper; distribute over naan. Scatter bacon strips over naan. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese and bake for up to 5 more minutes, until cheese has melted and naan is crispy.

Rating: Given the ingredient list, I expected to be blown away by this, and wasn’t, but it was perfectly fine, and certainly a fast fix. This is supposed to serve 4. Let your conscience be your guide.

And can we just bottle this amazing breeze?

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