WHB: Rosemary on the menu. Again.

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Asparagus Pizza with Rosemary and Goat Cheese

I just love Weekend Herb Blogging – it has inspired me to plant more than just sage and basil in my herb garden this year. I liked the idea of planting more herbs but I really wasn’t that sure what I’d do with them. That’s where WHB comes in – whether I participate or not, the weekly blog roundups contain an amazing myriad of recipes and ideas. So when we broke ground on the garden, we planted thyme, cilantro, flat-leaf parsley, chives, basil, sage, and rosemary. That’ll keep me busy!

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Nothing in my herb garden this year excites me more than that new rosemary plant. Rosemary is perennial and drought resistant (perfect for Texas) – so as long as I don’t over water it (not a problem, I assure you), that plant should flavor dishes for quite some time to come!

I took a small sprig yesterday for Rosemary Coleslaw and need a large sprig this weekend for Rosemary Scones, but tonight was all about the pizza.

A pizza recipe in last month’s Everyday With Rachael Ray caught my eye. Rosemary Chicken Pizza – three wonderful things! I stopped by the grocery store on the way home, thinking of nothing else but rosemary, chicken, and pizza – since I would be short on time, I would need Kroger’s help with the rotisserie chicken. Eeek, rough night – no rotisseries to be found. No matter, I left the store knowing that the asparagus in the veggie bin had another calling. So for this week’s WHB, hosted by Food Lover’s Journey, I give you Asparagus Pizza with Rosemary and Goat Cheese.

Asparagus Pizza with Rosemary and Goat Cheese


Asparagus Pizza with Rosemary and Goat Cheese

4 oz goat cheese
6 stalks asparagus, chopped
1/2 Tbsp rosemary
5 Tbsp olive oil
1/3 Rachael Ray’s pizza dough recipe

Preheat oven to 400.

Warm olive oil over low heat and add rosemary. Cook for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat. Brush rosemary oil over pizza dough and bake for 8 minutes. Top with asparagus and crumbled goat cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Asparagus Pizza with Rosemary and Goat Cheese

13 comments… add one
  • This looks wonderful…. perfect for spring eats!

  • Delicious! Rosemary is the perfect herb for this time of the year and as Spring eventually comes, you have all the others to experiment with!

  • That looks beautiful. Lovely, light and airy.

  • It makes me so happy to know that we have inspired you to plant more herbs. A garden full of herbs is truly a wonderful thing. I love rosemary too, it’s definitely in my top five! The pizza sounds just delicious.

  • Rosemary is wonderful. I planted my plant (I now have 2) about 3 years ago…and it’s so hearty now! I snip from it all year long, even when snow is on the ground. We’re actually getting ready to move into our first home, and I want to transplant the rosemary (as well as a few other herbs). Hopefully it will be successful!

    I’m definitely looking forward to participating in Weekend Herb Blogging. Thanks for mentioning it!

  • Oooh, this looks so tasty. Asparagus on pizza? Why didn’t I think of that!

  • This pizza has such beautiful flavour! I think you are absolutely right to make it with asparagus instead of chicken…

    Thanks for participating WHB!

  • Absolutely delicious, want to take a bite or two!! 🙂

  • I love anything rosemary, and your pizza looks absolutely delicious!

  • Spring Pizza! What a nice switch from the tomato/basil/mozarella version of fall.

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