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INGREDIENTS:

Zest of one lemon
1/4 cup Real California crème fraîche
Dash nutmeg
Salt and pepper, to taste
5 spears asparagus
About 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, or more as needed
1 prepared pizza dough
1/2 cup shredded Real California Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup Real California Toma, cut into cheese curls with a peeler
2 tablespoons crushed pistachios, toasted
Red pepper flakes, as needed (optional)
Shaved Real California Dry Jack or Parmesan cheese, as needed (optional)

PER ORDER:

Makes 1 pizza

DIRECTIONS:

Set lemon zest aside a few hours to dry out.

Combine crème fraiche with nutmeg, salt, and pepper (bring to room temperature before assembling pizza to help make it spreadable). Trim heads from asparagus spears, then halve heads lengthwise so they have a flat surface on the bottom and don’t move when cooking. Use vegetable peeler to shave remaining spears into long, thin pieces. Toss asparagus with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 500°F. Stretch dough to 12” round and place on lightly floured pizza peel. Top with crème fraiche mixture, Monterey Jack cheese, and onion. Add shaved asparagus, arranging pieces in concentric circles (doesn’t have to look perfect). Arrange asparagus heads in middle and Toma cheese between long asparagus pieces to get good distribution. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Top with half or all lemon zest, olive oil, pistachios, red pepper flakes, if using, and Dry Jack/Parmesan cheese, if using.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Melina Felix, The Pizza Bandit, Littleton, Colo.

Plant-Forward Category Finalist, Real California Pizza Contest, 2022

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