Recipe Station

The Ingredients & Directions To This Gourmet Dish Are: 

16 oz pizza dough
4-5 stalks asparagus, sliced thinly on the diagonal
4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
8 ounces manchego cheese, grated (can substitute mozzarella or other cheese)
3 eggs
arugula
olive oil
salt + pepper
cornmeal

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Place pizza stone in oven to preheat it as well.

Roll dough on floured surface until nice and thin.

Remove hot pizza stone from oven. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Arrange dough on stone, brush olive oil over surface and sprinkle with salt. Acting quickly, sprinkle first cheese, then bacon and finally asparagus over dough and place in the oven.

At about 5 minutes, which will be your halfway point, remove pizza from oven. Crack three eggs over pizza. Return to oven and cook for another 5 minutes, until whites have set. You can cook it a little longer if you’d like firmer yolks.

Remove from oven and immediately spread arugula over pizza. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then serve.

Helpful Hints

• For a healthier version, use turkey bacon, or none at all. I like to sprinkle a bit of Parmesan on top.
• You can experiment with different cheeses as well. I really like Goat Cheese for this one or Gruyere Cheese is good also.
• Next time you host a brunch, impress and satisfy with this amazing dish. No need to feel guilty for having pizza for breakfast!

Time To Wine & Dine

Do you have any other unique recipes to try using asparagus? Share them in the comments!

For more amazing recipes like this or for further instructions please check out:The Year In Food 

Photo Source:The Year In Food