Asparagus and Pepper Stromboli
I saw this recipe in Parents magazine. The original recipe was not completely vegetarian, so I changed it a little bit.
Ingredients:
Asparagus, sliced - 1 cup (approximately 10-12 spears)
Yellow Peeper, diced - 1 cup (1 medium size)
Plum Tomatoes, seeded and chopped - 2 (I used 1/4 cup of crushed tomatoes instead)
Garlic, minced - 1 clove (I used 2 cloves)
Olive oil - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Italian seasoning
Pepper - 1/4 teaspoon (not mentioned in the original recipe)
Refrigerated Pizza tube - 1 (I used Pillsburry Pizza Crust)
Italian blend Cheese, shredded - 1 cup (I used part skim pizza blend cheese)
Procedure:
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a glass bowl, combine asparagus, peepers, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper.
3. Mix them well and here is how it looks:
4. Cover and microwave for 4 minutes, stirring once in the middle. Let cool 5 minutes. Drain off excess liquid. (But I did not have any excess liquid)
5. Unroll pizza dough onto baking sheet and shape into a rectangle.
6. Place half of cheese onto bottom third of dough along its length.
7. Spread veegie filling onto cheese.
8. Top with remaining cheese.
9. Roll up to shape stromboli (into a log).
10. Bake for 25 minutes.
11. Let cool 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
I got around 23 pieces for this measurement. My husband and I loved it. A different twist to the regular pizza.
My Notes:
1. This was a bit salty, so you may want to increase the amount of pepper if you want it spicy.
2. I suggest to cool the baked stromboli even for 10 minutes, so that slicing will not be difficult and you will also get neat slices.
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Tags: asparagus, bell pepper, cheese, crushed tomatoes, garlic, italian blend cheese, italian seasoning, olive oil, pepper, pizza blend cheese, Pizzas, plum tomatoes, refrigerated pizza dough, salt, stromboli, vegetarian stromboli, yellow pepper
June 9th, 2008 at 8:09 am
YUM! I love cheese and Pepperoni Strombolis. Asparagus and veggies looks great too. Yeah, always have to cut them, hate that part!
June 9th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Hi madhuram,
I have not been geeting your updates in my mailing list.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Hi…
Stromboli look so good. I had it once in a pastry shop. But never tried it. Loved to try ur version. YUM!….
June 9th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I love Asparagus and veg stromboli version Madhu. They re well presented to tempt me
June 9th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Very creative use of Asparagus.
I love trying non-Indian vegetables (like, asparagus, celery, artichoke) but hardly know any good, Indianized recipes to use them
Loved this Stromboli. With summer vacations coming up ( and my daughter demanding for different kind of food) this would be a nice recipe to try. Great for picnics too.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Looks delicous….
June 9th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Lovely recipe…..looks so delicious,nicely presented.
June 9th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Will definitely try this Madhu..Love it very much
June 9th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Looks yummy.i have a question.After the oven is preheated to 400 degrees,should we leave the oven on for the 25 minutes when the stromboli is being cooked?.Should i also use a baking sheet or is it ok to put the dough directly on the baking tray.
Thanks,
Anila.
June 9th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Wow this is one of the best apetizers i have seen for long.
The look DELICIOUS
June 9th, 2008 at 11:15 am
that looks amazing! you really make such interesting variations - lovely!
June 9th, 2008 at 11:30 am
bookmarked. looks so good. it’s a very adaptable recipe.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
that’s such a neat idea for astromboli filling Madhu! I am so groing to try it, and there’s no end to filling variations! thanks so much for sharing it with us at MM!
June 9th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
What a neat idea for a stuffing! The stromboli looks delicious, Madhu!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Wow, another wonderful recipe from you, Madhu! Looks so delicious. BTW, I have something for you on my blog. Check it out here:
http://teluguruchi.blogspot.com/2008/06/tomato-achar.html
Hope you like it dear!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Nicely expalined and it looks delicious! Thnx for sharing the recipe!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
hi madhu…
my hubby is sitting beside me and forcing me to make this:)..it is really delicious and tempting….
I have prepared something with grits ..will post it tomo..made it completely vegetarian so that u will like it :)…have a gr8 day.
June 9th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Very nice recipe, I think I will make this minus the asparagus
June 9th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
i love stromboli Madhu , love urs , K loves anything that has asparagus , Im bookmarking this to make it sometime next week , btw baked the almond bread ,cooling it still , looks great though!
June 10th, 2008 at 5:19 am
i’ve been looking to visit your blog for a few days now. finally got around to browsing through your recipes.
this looks and sounds very simple - bookmarked for the weekend.
June 10th, 2008 at 6:41 am
that looks like pure heaven madhu… i ahve seen spincah stromboli at saffron hut’s blog and since then i wanted to try it at home. now u have come up with another delicious recipe.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Madhu i have just posted the grits recipe..hope u like it:)
June 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Gorgeous recipe, Madhu!! Love this idea and am bookmarking this to try out!
June 10th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Beautiful and just perfect for entertaining!
June 10th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Asha, yes slicing was a bit tricky.
Priya, thank you for subscribing to my emails. Did you get my email? Did you check the junk folder?
Sukanya, I’ve not tasted stromboli before. This is the first time I tried and it tasted very good.
Cham, me too. I was having doubts about the combination, but it worked out well.
Anjali, hope your daughter would like it. My toddler did not like it as much as he enjoys the regular pizza.
Jayashree, Hetal, Kamala thank you very much. Let me know how it turns out.
Anila, how are you? First pre heat the oven for around 10 minutes and then place the stromboli in a baking(cookie) sheet and keep the oven on for another 20-25 minutes.
Arundathi, HappyCook thank you very much for your appreciation. Arundathi, I got the recipe from Parents magazine and I just omitted the meat.
Bee, Mansi, Vani yes of course we can come up with different types of filling.
Uma, thank you very much dear. Congrats on the award and thanks for passing it to me.
Mona your welcome.
Ranji, make it for him, he will definitely like it. So will you?
RedChillies, I’m also not a big fan of asparagus. But anyway I tried this one and it was good. But that said, I think we can come up with different types of stuffing.
Dee, thank you. Bet he will like it. Hope the bread also comes out well.
Lakshmi, welcome to my blog. I’m a huge fan of your blog.
Sia, thank you very much. Now I will go and check out the spinach stromboli.
Kalai, it tasted very good. Do try it.
Laavanya, yes it’s definitely perfect for entertaining.
June 10th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Looks SUPER! Gotta try this sometime.
Bookmarked.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Looks DEEEELLLIICCCIIIOOOUUUSSSS.. Wow. I am certainly going to make this post it on my blog
btw, your hands look very nice 
Just a girly talk 
June 11th, 2008 at 10:19 am
beautiful madhu!! good job, i am very much impressed…the pics are all beautiful, now i cant rest until i make it!
come over, i have something for u on my blog!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I love stromboli, thanxxxx for sharing this Madhu, looks awesome, very tasty. Love d pic as well!!!
June 12th, 2008 at 2:05 am
This is so amazingly yummy. What a neat idea.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
This is new to me madhu..I sawa similar one in food network..nice entry.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Ok, I’ve been reading food blogs for 2 months now, and this one gets my ranking of # ONE. I am not exaggerating. I am so excited to find this. Pictures, instructions - amazing. I love the Notes section. I like the explanations - it’s natually pleasing to me. Why did I not encounter this site earlier?!!! And with a son who’s allergic to eggs, this’s such a great find for me!!!! –Deepa