Easy Fiddlehead and Asparagus Pizza

This Easy Fiddlehead and Asparagus Pizza makes tasty use of spring vegetables. Top your pizza with fiddleheads and asparagus for a delicious fresh pizza.

My recommendation is to run right out to the store this very minute to grab some fiddleheads while you can. You're going to want to whip up this pizza while you have the chance. It's perfection.

If you're unfamiliar with cooking fiddleheads please know you MUST cook them before using them. For real, people. Do not skip this step.

For food safety reasons make sure you boil, or steam, your fiddleheads prior to use.

Okay, now that we have that out of the way, let's move on.

My Dad loved fiddleheads. I'm not exaggerating. He was over the moon for them.

We all grew up eating them as kids. My Dad was the kind of man was old school. You ate what was on the table. No exceptions.

At the time we hated the rule. Now as an adult, I appreciate that my Dad did it.

I think it taught us to appreciate lots of different kinds of food. We ate so much variety.

I was usually the one who fought all of my Dad's rules and choices. Now I'm grateful he opened us up to different foods.

One of those foods is fiddleheads. I had no idea they were so yummy when I was a kid. I just thought they looked funny.

Let's be honest, they do look funny. That's okay though, most delicious food does.

Now, rush into your kitchen and make this Easy Fiddlehead Asparagus Pizza right now!

How to Prepare and Cook Fiddleheads:

1. Clean your fiddleheads with a vegetable brush, removing any brown areas.
2. Cut woody ends off.
3. Wash and rinse them very well.
4. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, add a bit of salt to the water.
5. Drop the fiddleheads in the water, and boil for 10 to 12 minutes.
6. Drain and rinse with hot water.
7. Your fiddleheads are now ready for use.

Ingredient Notes:

• Pizza Dough - You can make your own homemade pizza dough or use packaged dough.
• Pizza Sauce - I love making homemade pizza sauce but you can use jarred sauce if you like.
• Cheese - This pizza uses mozzarella cheese. You can use another other cheese you love. Personally, I absolutely LOVE pizza mozzarella.
• Fiddleheads - Use fresh fiddleheads and please follow instructions to prepare them carefully!
• Asparagus - I recommend using just the tops for visual appeal but you can totally use the full spear if you prefer.

How to Make Fiddlehead Asparagus Pizza:

1. First, prepare your fiddleheads prior to making the pizza. Clean your fiddleheads with a vegetable brush, removing any brown areas. Cut woody ends off. Wash and rinse them very well.
2. Then, bring a medium pot of water to a boil and add a bit of salt to the water. Drop the fiddleheads in the water, and boil for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with hot water.
3. Your fiddleheads are now ready for use.
4. Next, preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
5. Then, spray a pizza pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
6. Roll out or hand stretch your dough so it covers the pizza pan.
7. Next, spread the sauce over the dough.
8. Then, toss the cheese on the pizza.
9. Add cooked fiddleheads to the top.
10. Then, add asparagus to the top.
11. Place the pan in the oven and cook for about 8 to 12 minutes.
12. For clarity, I used the middle rack of my oven for this pizza. You can use the bottom rack if you like a super crispy bottom.
13. Lastly, remove the pan from oven carefully. Garnish if desired. Slice with a pizza cutter or pizza rocker.
14. Serve!

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Easy Fiddlehead and Asparagus Pizza

This pizza makes tasty use of spring vegetables. Top your pizza with fiddleheads and asparagus for a delicious fresh pizza.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Pizza

Keyword fiddlehead asparagus pizza, fiddlehead recipe, pizza recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 202kcal

Author Kim Beaulieu

Equipment

• 2-Quart Saucepan
• Pizza Pan
• Pizza Wheel

Ingredients

• Cook your fiddleheads prior to use. Directions below to boil them. Do not use raw fiddleheads on pizza. Do not eat raw fiddleheads.
• 1 package of pre-made pizza dough or homemade pizza dough
• ½ cup pizza sauce
• 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese shredded
• ½ pound fiddleheads cooked properly prior to use
• ½ pound asparagus tops only

Garnish:

• fresh parsley or oregano

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Clean your fiddleheads with a vegetable brush, removing any brown areas. Cut woody ends off. Wash and rinse them very well.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, add a bit of salt to the water. Drop the fiddleheads in the water, and boil for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with hot water.
• Your fiddleheads are now ready for use.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Spray a pizza pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• Roll out or hand stretch your dough so it covers the pizza pan. Use your fingers to spread the dough. If you like crust you can manipulate the dough so there's an edge around the rim that's slightly bigger than the middle.
• Spread the sauce over the dough.
• Toss the cheese on the pizza evenly.
• Add cooked fiddleheads to the top. Then add asparagus to the top.
• Place the pan in the oven and cook for about 8 to 12 minutes, depending on how you like your pizza. If you like it crispy and very brown you can leave it in the oven for up to about 15 minutes.
• I used the middle rack of my oven for this pizza. You can use the bottom rack if you like a super crispy bottom. Just check the pizza a little sooner.
• Remove from oven carefully. Garnish if desired. Slice with a pizza cutter or pizza rocker.
• Serve with a big old fiddlehead loving smile!

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 566mg | Potassium: 229mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1448IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg

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