Asparagus flatbread smothered in flavorful white bean puree to show spring you are ready to rock! Healthy and so flavorful with all the added fun toppings!
This Asparagus Flatbread Screams Spring!
Anyone else as excited about spring?! This asparagus flatbread SO screams spring to me. It has the light and tangy white bean puree as a base, then toppings like fresh mint, pine nuts and red pepper flakes to add that extra oomph. I ate it for days!
And my one year old devoured the white bean puree like it was going out of style. And it is super easy to make. Fresh and filling, it's the perfect lunch or dinner! This amazing asparagus flatbread recipe comes from the incredible new cookbook by Love and Lemons author Jeanine Donofrio.
And as a super awesome extra bonus, you get to enter to win your own copy! How much do you love me?
This is probably one of the most beautiful cookbooks I've seen. I love the style of it, it goes perfectly with my kitchen with all it's yellow accents! It's so stylish and cute, I just want to use it as decor...and that's just the outside.
When you open the book, the awesomeness just continues. It's just so happy and bright. I get excited just looking at it! The book itself is vegetarian, but it has loads of vegan options and each recipe tells you how to make it vegan (and gluten free) if possible, if it isn't already.
Organization makes me happy
My favorite part is how she organizes it. Organization makes me happy. It calms me. And this book is a Type A's dream. The chapters are broken up by ingredient. I mean, GENIUS right?! Oh hey, I have this sad little eggplant about to go bad. BOOM. Chapter 14. It's fabulous!
I went straight to the asparagus chapter when this book arrived and there is when I knew asparagus flatbread was a must make. I also love that she has a section on how to cook with what you have. I hate waste and this is just perfect for those veggies you don't know what to do with!
She also has a section on what to make if you have a bunch of vegetables in your fridge, and to get those of you who aren't naturals in the kitchen started, she has lists of things you should have at all times. Jeanine and I would be good friends if we lived near each other!
Each chapter also tells you the season that the ingredient is from. Again, GENIUS. And she includes tips and tricks throughout the book. Are you excited yet?! If not, this may put you over the edge.
At the end of the book, she has a few sections with some of my favorite things and multiple ways to make them. When I saw this section, I pretty much wanted to kiss her. She has charts on pesto, hummus, guacamole, smoothies and SALSA!! All things Salsa!!
So let's just get to it. I am so excited that I can actually share the recipe for this amazing asparagus flatbread with you.
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Flatbread with White Bean Puree and Asparagus Ribbons
Ingredients
- 4 pieces pita bread or naan
- Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
- 1 bunch of asparagus tough ends removed
- ½ teaspoon 2 mL fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (remove for vegan)
- Small bunch of fresh mint
- ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted (page 285)
- ¼ teaspoon 1 mL lemon zest
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
WHITE BEAN PUREE
- 11/2 cups cooked cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (page 285)
- 2 tablespoons 30mL extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons 45mL fresh lemon juice
- 1 small garlic clove
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Make the white bean puree: In a food processor, combine the cannellini beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and a few generous pinches of salt and pepper. Season to taste. Chill until ready to use.
- Use a peeler to shave the asparagus into ribbons. Toss them in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, the lemon juice, and pinches of salt and pepper.
- Spread the white bean puree onto the flatbreads and top each with a few asparagus ribbons, the cheese, mint, pine nuts, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
- On a side note, I also made this recipe sans oil. It was easy to do, subbed veggie broth in for the called for oil in the white bean puree.
- Vegan: Skip the cheese.
Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.
Nutrition
Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.
Emily
LOVE the sound of this! Flatbreads are one of my favourite things to eat for lunch and I love finding new topping ideas. P.S that cookbook is now on my wish list!
Janet @ Healthoop
Wow! Nice food! I like it. My husband will like it! Thank your recipe!
veggiesdontbite
Thanks so much! Hope you both enjoy it!
Manju | Cooking Curries
Oh wow!! That just screams Spring on a plate!
veggiesdontbite
Thanks Manju!
Corrine
Asparagus are my favorite for spring! The recipes in this book will help me cook healthier!
veggiesdontbite
Asparagus is so good!!
Mica Let's Taco Bout It Blog
What a beautiful recipe! I love asparagus and would like to give this recipe a try!
veggiesdontbite
It was awesome!!
Renee
This looks so stylishly delicious. It's almost too pretty to eat, but it's too yummy looking not to taste.
veggiesdontbite
It was a very pretty recipe!
Mandy
Organized by ingredient?!? I NEED this! Haha!! I'm always going to the index of cookbooks to search for a recipe that calls for an ingredient that I have to use asap or that I have a craving for - how cool is this?! Sounds like an awesome book! And this flatbread looks amazing! I love white beans and asparagus, so this is right up my alley. Great giveaway, Sophia!
veggiesdontbite
You do!!! It's awesome. This flatbread was delicious!!
Hedi
I love all veggies, but the best for me is baby gem lettuce!!!
veggiesdontbite
Oh that's a good one!!!
Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon
What an excellent spring dish! And that cookbook sounds excellent for all of us veggie lovers.
veggiesdontbite
It's the perfect cookbook for veggie lovers!
Noel
Can't go wrong with a flatbread and cold drink on a warm spring evening! This looks wonderful I'll admit, I'm actually more tempted by the salsa page you photographed ... if I don't win this copy, I'll be buying one so I can investigate those salsa tips!
veggiesdontbite
The salsa page is awesome!! As are the other ones with all the possible combo ideas!
Debi at Life Currents
It's hard to come up with my favorite veggie. Maybe mushrooms. Maybe zucchini. Spinach. I love them all. This book looks great! And so does your flatbread!
veggiesdontbite
Thank you! All those are delicious!
Lydia Claire
I really like artichokes! This book would be great for me because I love having healthy recipes to choose from. =)
veggiesdontbite
Yum! Me too!
The Vegan 8
Looks like such a Springy dish and so does the book! It's cute! Glad you did this review because I have never heard of this blog until you told me about it, so stoked to check her out and what a cute name! Love and Lemons, adorable!
veggiesdontbite
Isn't the name adorable! It's such a pretty and well done book!
Cadry
I love asparagus! The season is sadly so short, but I like to make the most of it. This flatbread will be great for that endeavor!
veggiesdontbite
I love to make the most of it too!!