Asparagus Spring Pizza w/ Preserved Lemon

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:27:02 GMT

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 450°F, as it says to do on the box. Remove the crust from the plastic and prepare to bake. If you have one, I highly recommend using a pizza stone (to help make the crust nice and crispy) but if not, a baking sheet will work just fine.

Step 2

Cook your crust in the oven for 10 minutes. Then, flip it to the other side and bake for 10 minutes more. When those 20 (total) minutes are up, turn your oven on broil (500 degrees F) and continue to cook until the bottom of your crust is crispy, approximately 3-5 more minutes. But watch it carefully so it doesn’t burn!

Step 3

Note: I’ve found the biggest flaw of the Trader Joes crusts to be lack of consistency. Often, one side of the crust is much thicker than the other, and the thinner edges of the crust will burn. ...If you get one of the unfortunately uneven crusts, you can choose to cook it less to avoid the edges burning, but I prefer to cook it until the majority is crispy and then cut off the burnt bits. Your pizza won’t be as pretty, but I’ get super disappointed if the crust isn’t cooked to a crunch.

Step 4

While your crust is cooking, prepare the sauce. You’ll simply combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and cook on the stove (over medium heat) until they melt into a single liquid. Stir frequently. Set aside to cool.

Step 5

Then, prepare your toppings. Slice the asparagus into very thin slices.

Step 6

I cut 2 spears and all tips into thin diagonal strips and the rest into thin circles, but you can use whatever method you prefer. ...Simply slicing down the width of each spear (creating circles) is definitely the easiest way to go.

Step 7

Note: it’s important to cut the asparagus very thin, because you won’t cook this pizza for long after you place the toppings.

Step 8

Thinly slice or mince the garlic cloves as well.

Step 9

Finish by mincing the tarragon and cutting your basil leaves into thin strips. Your crust may finish cooking before you finish prepping all toppings, but don’t worry about that. Simply take it out of the oven and set aside.

Step 10

To prep your pizza, apply the sauce to your crust first. Spread it evenly, and go as far to the edge as you like.

Step 11

Then, add the extra cheese, asparagus, garlic, and lemon (in that order).

Step 12

Do not place the herbs. They will be added at the end, without cooking.

Step 13

Place back in the oven, on broil for 3-5 minutes to finish. Watch your pizza closely so the crust doesn’t burn. You’ll want to simply quick-cook the toppings and melt the additional cheese.

Step 14

To finish, top with herbs and aleppo pepper and slice into 6 slices. Enjoy!

Step 15

Finely dice the lemons, including the peel. (removing the seeds as you dice)

Step 16

Place all ingredients in a lidded jar.

Step 17

Cover and shake to mix thoroughly.

Step 18

Put it in the refrigerator to chill and combine overnight.

Step 19

(If in a rush, you can reduce this time to as little as 3 hours, but overnight is preferred)

Step 20

Note: these lemons will be good for about a week.

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