Springtime Asparagus and Ricotta Pizza

Course Main Dishes

Ingredients in this Recipe

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1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 medium cloves garlic
3 slices thick cut applewood smoked bacon
4 ounces grated Pecorino Romano (about 2 cups, loosely packed)
4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
6 ounces fresh whole milk ricotta (about 3/4 cup)
cornmeal or semolina (for dusting pizza peel or rimless baking sneet)
freshly ground black pepper
handful pencil asparagus (if using thicker asparagus split stalks lengthwise)

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