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Asparagus and Pancetta Pesto Pizza is fancy for your face. Check out that edamame!
This pizza. What is going on here? Other than a pound of shaved asparagus, adorable shelled edamame, and porky pancetta? Pesto sauce. Your mind wants to melt. Let it. Have you ever had asparagus on a pizza? Or edamame? What about pancetta? What is pancetta anyway? I can answer that, itโs fancy bacon. Kind of like prosciutto. Kind of like bacon. Itโs bacon.
For the last two weeks, Iโve had an influx of pesto sauce in my house and needed a gateway for getting it into my mouth (#firstworldproblems). Being as it is spring, I was in the mood for a spring-inspired pizza. So I whipped out the olโ ย Bobโs Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix and shaved up some asparagi. It all comes together like a little prayer. You have the fresh parmesan-y pesto with the asparagus ribbons, snappy little edamamers and the salty, oh-so-fatty pancetta. Itโs like a bloominโ circus in your mouth.
Remember when I made that Spring Salad with Shaved Asparagus and Lemon-Parsley Dressing? Similar idea. Asparagus is so fun when itโs all ribbon-ed up.
Iโm guest posting over at Girl Versus Dough today! Stephanie is welcoming her first child into the world and will be taking a short blogging hiatus to snuggle with her new munchkin. Head on over there to get my Asparagus and Pancetta Pesto Pizza Recipe!
P.S. If you love a good pesto sauce, check out myย 4 Ways to Make Pesto without Basil post over at Oh My Veggies!
Let it [melt]. I did.
This looks glorious. because: pancetta!
Plus all those veggies means you can eat a whole one, no?
Absolutely! You need to get all them vitamins in your system, and in order to do so, you need to eat all the veggiesโฆwith the pizza on the bottomโฆof course!
So much green on this pizza!!! I love it. And Iโm sure putting pancetta on the.boyโs half would convince him to love it as well. Win/win.
Love the asparagus topping! The pizza looks awesome.
Woop woop! Thanks Angie!
This is definitely my kind of pizza.. Iโm in for anything loaded up with pesto, veggies and cured meat of any kind. Look awesome.
Pizza partaaaaaay! So happy you like it, Rebecca!
Putting edamame on pizza is a game changer -and I donโt use that phrase lightly! Also, asparagus on a pizza? My mind is officially blown. You go girl!
PS. Definitely going to check out your pesto recipes. I love a good pesto!
Yaaay! Let me know if you try any of the pestos! I seriously couldnโt choose a favorite if my life depended on it. Thanks for your kind compliments!
How nice of you to help Stephanie. I read your โabout meโ section and yes I think I will follow your site and see what you are up to. Lots of bakers out there. I am developing a love for artisan pizzas. They offer such an easy way to try out quickly flavor comboโs and to serendipitously use whatโs lurking without a potential home in your fridge our cupboard.
This is an excellent example. Just glanced over to the side and noticed a post for thai salad and curry coconut dressing. Gotta go and check that out.
Thanks so much, Carol! That Stephanie certainly is a sweet girl ๐ Iโm glad you like a funky fresh pizza, too! I could easily down a standard pepperoni pizza, but sometimes putting more effort into it (i.e. shaving asparagusโฆ) makes me enjoy the pie that much more. Thanks so much for your kind words, and enjoy your weekend.
Oh man, Iโm loving this. I do love pizza loaded with veggies.
You and me both! I Veggie-packed pizzas are the bees knees ๐ Thanks, Norma!
Holy wow! I saw this over at Girl Versus Dough and about died! I never knew pizza could be so green and yet so delicious looking! I canโt wait to see what else you have cooking up over here!
Thanks for hopping over, Lindsey!! Iโm glad you love the pizza and let me know if you try it. I love the green color, too. Thereโs just nothing like a spring-y green pizza ๐
Holy green goodness! Edamame on pizza? You are brilliant (also, yay for Steph!)
Awww, thanks Erin! I honestly have no clue what compelled me to put edamame on pizza. Okay, I do: itโs because I love edamame. ๐ Have a fun weekend, missy!
A green pizza!!!?? Yes, PLEASE! I love all those toppings and especially that browned cheeseโฆ Oh no, Iโm getting hungry now! *-*
Confession: the crispy cheese is my FAVORITE part about pizza. Thereโs just nothing like it on this planet. Browned cheese lovers, unite!
Wow this looks so good! Mmmm pesto on anything is delicious!
I couldnโt agree more! I seriously can eat it by the spoonful, and recently my favorite placement for it (other than pizza) is scrambled eggs. May sound strange, but itโs SO good!
Beautiful! Iโm lucky to have an asparagus farm just down the road from here. Iโll be heading there on my lunch break. Gluten-free asparagus pizza for dinner!
Lucky you, indeed!! There are no farms in my village (not even close, actually ๐ ), so sometimes the asparagus at our local store isnโt the best. But when itโs looking fresh and snappy, I jump all over it! Hope you enjoy!
Ya!! This looks awesome. i love a good green pizza like this!
Tiegan, you go get that pizza! Youโd love it!
This pizza is a big draw for me as I just discovered edamame. So I discovered edamame for the first time in a Wendyโs salad. Thatโs okay, because Iโm not a food blogger!!
And you used asparagus? I always buy asparagus and if I donโt roast it, it turns into liquid form in my rotter (aka the fridge!). Always need ideas to incorporate asparagus in my diet!
Not so with bacon, or fancy bacon, pancetta as you called it. Nothing says Motherโs Day like the smell of bacon wafting down the stairs being cooked by my husband!
Wahoo! Iโm so glad you like the recipe! Edamame is lots of funโฆI love both the texture and the flavor, so Iโve been using it in more of my salads and stir frys to add some spunk. I have a tendency to leave asparagus in my rotter for too long too, so this pizzaโs the perfect solution since it uses so.dang.much.asparagus!! Hope you enjoy the pizza! Go get that bacon! ๐