This easy vegan asparagus pizza is one of the easiest dinners you can make, with barely any hands-on time required. It’s delicious and kid-friendly and your only gripe might be that you wished you’d made more! The crust, which comes right out of a box, is made with puff pastry. A super-creamy, easy vegan bechamel sauce goes on top. Finally you layer all this goodness with tender asparagus spears that cook into even more tender deliciousness in the oven. Spring is the best time of year to eat asparagus. These nutty, delicious and nutritious stalks are at their peak and they can be added to so many delicious recipes, like this vegan potato and asparagus tart, garlicky roasted asparagus and potatoes, and vegan asparagus risotto. They are just as amazing in this vegan asparagus pizza. The puff pastry makes this a very kid-friendly dinner, although if you have children who don’t like asparagus, I get it. You can sub other quick-cooking veggies in this recipe, including mushrooms, cauliflower, and even cooked, sliced potatoes.
Why you will love this recipe
Delicious. The textures and flavors of the crispy crust, creamy bechamel and tender but slightly crunchy asparagus work magic together. Easy. The bechamel sauce takes all of five minutes to make, and after that all you need to do is layer on the ingredients. Bung the pizza into the oven and wait just a few minutes for it to cook to perfection. Versatile. This pizza makes a wonderful light lunch or dinner. But if you want to serve it for breakfast or a snack, what’s stopping you? Vegan, soy-free and nut-free. Can be gluten-free. If gluten-free, use a gluten-free puff pastry and use rice flour in the bechamel sauce instead of all-purpose flour.
Ingredients
Vegan butter. Olive oil is fine too. All-purpose flour. You can use gluten-free flour or rice flour. Nutmeg. This is for flavoring the bechamel. Red pepper flakes. These are optional as we will also add some black pepper to the sauce. Vegan mozzarella cheese shreds. You can leave these out altogether and use just the bechamel sauce and asparagus to layer the pizza, but the cheese shreds make the pizza a bit more kid-friendly and perhaps even more adult-friendly. Puff pastry. I use Pepperidge Farm puff pastry, which is vegan. You can use any brand and most are vegan, but be sure to check the labels for ingredients. Asparagus spears. Choose spears that are firm and plump with the tips tightly closed. Extra virgin olive oil
Variations
Use other quick-cooking veggies, including mushrooms, cauliflower and even cooked potato slices instead of asparagus. To make the pizza gluten-free, use gf puff pastry and rice flour or gf all purpose flour for the roux. If you want a cheesier flavor for the bechamel, stir in a tablespoon of nutritional yeast.
Storage instructions
This pizza is best eaten right after you make it. If you have leftovers, store them in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in the oven until puff pastry is crispy again.
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