Recipe - Sat-Dinner: Pizza Primavera

1 12inch pizza crust,
prebaked,or focaccia bread
2 cup Fontina, shredded, or
Danbo cheese
1 pound Fresh asparagus
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Red onion, thinly cut or sliced up
1 Sweet red pepper, thin slice
1/3 cup Fresh basil, chopped
or parsley
1 tablespoon Hot pickled pepper, chopped
One fourth teaspoon Pepper

If asparagus is not available, green beans make a good substitute.

[Use round pizza crust]

On baking sheet, sprinkle pizza base with half of the fontina cheese. Trim
and cut asparagus in 2inch pieces. Set aside.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook garlic and onion,
stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes or until softened. Add red
pepper, 2 tablespoon of the basil, and hot pickled pepper (if using); cook for 3
minutes.

Add asparagus; cook for 3 minutes or just until bright green. Season with
pepper. Spoon evenly over pizza base; sprinkle with remaining fontina
cheese.

Bake in 400f 200C oven for 1520 minutes or just until cheese is bubbly and
melted. Sprinkle with remaining basil. Cut into wedges. Per Serving: about
255 calories, 12 g protein, 12 g fat, 24 g carbohydrate good source calcium

Dinner Menu:

Pizza Primavera Lamb with Olive Pepper Tapenade Roast Potato Slices
Mushroom, Fennel and Parmesan Salad UpsideDown Pear Gingerbread

Source: Canadian Living magazine [Mar 95] Presented in an article by Bonnie
Stern Recipes from Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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