Goat Cheese and Asparagus Pizza
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




6 asparagus spears, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and cut into 1 1/2" pieces
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 (10 oz) package refrigerated pizza crust dough
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings, drained
5 1/2 ounces fresh soft goat cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss asparagus with oil in medium bowl to coat. Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet, forming 9- by 12-inch rectangle. Spoon tomatoes over dough, leaving 3/4-inch plain border. Scatter asparagus with oil over tomatoes. 2 Bake pizza 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Crumble goat cheese over pizza. Sprinkle with marjoram and crushed pepper. Bake until crust is golden around edges, about 9 minutes longer.

About


A lovely start to this spring supper would be mugs of green pea soup sprinkled with chives. Accompany the pizza with an arugula, radicchio and endive salad dressed with balsamic vinaigrette.