Easy Asparagus Flatbread (in cast iron!)

This Easy Asparagus Flatbread, baked in a cast iron pan, is so simple and to the point delicious I hesitate to even call it a recipe. Cut it into tiny squares and serve this flatbread as an appetizer or do like I did and add an egg for an easy and complete meal. I used leftover dough that I had in the fridge which is how I imagine the store bought type would be. Because this is formed in the cast iron you can use a wetter dough if you prefer (or have no knead dough on hand).

Ahhh asparagus, harbinger of spring. Here, in Oregon, it comes with the tulips and the cherry blossoms all at once spring

“arranging and changing placing

carefully there a strange

thing and a known thing here”

Easy Asparagus Flatbread (in cast iron!)

and some other asparagus recipes for your spring meal toolkit

want something a little fancier? try this asparagus tart

looking for a dinner or portable appetizer? these asparagus egg rolls with cream cheese and prosciutto are 👍

Easy Asparagus Flatbread (in cast iron!)

you’re just a few ingredients and twenty minutes away from this easy cast iron pizza/flatbread recipe

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Prep Time 7 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 22 mins

Course Appetizer, Bread, Breakfast

Cuisine cast iron

Servings 1 pizza

Ingredients

  

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• 8 ounces of pizza dough
• a handful of fresh asparagus washed and trimmed
• enough olive oil to lightly oil the pan and to drizzle over the asparagus
• parmesan or hard cheese of choice for grating
• fresh ground pepper and or pepper flakes
• an egg optional

Instructions

 

• pre-heat the oven to 475 degrees
• lightly oil a 10 1/2 inch (or larger) cast iron pan
• roll or press the dough into the pan (if it’s cold you might want to do this is stages, I usually do an initial pressing out and then prep the rest of the ingredients)
• lightly coat the top of the dough with olive oil and parmesan ( a little goat cheese at this point might be nice too, if you’re feeling fancy)
• press the asparagus stalks into the dough, add a bit more olive oil and parmesan.
• Bake on the middle rack for 10-12 minutes until bottom crust begins to brown- switch to a low broil (I do broil at 485F in my electric oven) until top crust and asparagus have just begun to brown (about 3-5 minutes in my oven)
• remove from oven add more cheese and a fried egg if you desire)
• serve hot (or at least warm)

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