Grilled Everything Pizza
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing and drizzling
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Grilled toppings (see below)
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced
- 1/2 cup sliced roasted peppers
- 4 ounces thinly sliced hot or sweet capicola, torn
- 1 cup micro greens, pea shoots or other baby greens
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil, torn
- Prepare the dough: Whisk 1 cup warm water (about 105 degrees F) and the sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle the yeast over top.
- Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the olive oil.
- Whisk the flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center, pour in the yeast mixture and stir to make a shaggy dough.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, adding just enough flour to prevent it from sticking.
- Form into a ball, put in a large oiled bowl and turn to coat with the oil.
- Turn seam-side down, cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat a grill to medium high (if using a charcoal grill, bank the coals to one side) and grill the toppings (see below).
- Arrange the grilled vegetables in piles on a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Add the remaining toppings to the baking sheet; place near the grill.
- Reduce the grill heat to medium low (on a charcoal grill, spread the coals into a single layer and let cool until they are covered in a light gray ash).
- Divide the dough in half and dust the dough and work surface with flour.
- Roll each piece into a 7-by-12-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick.
- Brush an inverted baking sheet with olive oil and lay both crusts on it.
- Lift each piece by the corners and lay on the grill, oiled-side down; cook until the dough puffs and the underside is stiff and marked, about 5 minutes.
- Flip the dough with tongs, brush with olive oil, spread with the tomato sauce and top with mozzarella.
- Arrange the grilled vegetables and roasted peppers on top.
- Cover and cook until the cheese melts, about 5 more minutes.
- Transfer the pizzas to a cutting board.
- Top with the capicola, greens, basil, a drizzle of olive oil and salt.
- Grilled Pizza Toppings:
- Tomato Sauce Grill 3 vine-ripened tomatoes, turning, until charred, 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl, add 1 chopped garlic clove, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper.
- Cool, then crush into a sauce.
- Onion/fennel Cut 1 medium red onion or 1 small fennel bulb into 8 wedges.
- Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill, turning, until soft, about 10 minutes; slice.
- Mushrooms Toss 8 ounces stemmed shiitake mushrooms with 3 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill, turning, until soft, about 2 minutes per side; cut in half.
- Photographs by Con Poulos
sugar, active dry yeast, extravirgin olive oil, allpurpose flour, salt, toppings, mozzarella, peppers, sweet, micro greens, fresh basil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/grilled-everything-pizza-recipe.html (may not work)