Grilled Vegetable Pizza
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
- 1 each sweet red bell peppers sliced
- 1 small zucchini sliced
- 1 each red onion sliced
- 1 each yellow summer squash small, sliced
- 1 each 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, prepared (click to view recipe)
- 1 cup marinara sauce or tomato sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 cup tomatoes oven-dried or sun-dried, optional
- 1/2 cup mushrooms white button or cremini, sliced, optional
- Preheat the grill for high heat.
- Brush vegetables with olive oil on each side.
- Brush grate with oil.
- Place bell peppers and zucchini closest to the middle of the grill, and set onion and squash pieces around them.
- Cook for about 3 minutes, turn, and cook for another 3 minutes.
- The peppers may take a bit longer.
- Remove from grill, and set aside.
- Prepare the pizza dough according to the 100% whole wheat pizza recipe if using, or you can use store-bought dough.
- Place the pizza dough on the grill.
- Cover and grill until the bottom is well marked and nicely browned, 3 to 5 minutes or more, after the first 3 to 4 minutes, check the bottom, if they are not quite browned and marked, keep grilling for a few more minutes.
- Using tongs transfer the crust to a baking sheet.
- Close the lid.
- Flip the crust, so now grilled-side is facing you.
- Spoon the marinaro sauce or tomato sauce onto pizza crust and spread it evenly.
- Sprinkle 3/4 cup of the cheese and galric over the sauce.
- Arrange the sun-dried or oven-dried tomatoes if using over the cheese.
- Then place the grilled vegetables and sliced mushrooms if using.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Return the pizza onto the grill, cover, until the bottom is well browned and the cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.
- Remove from the grill.
- Slice and serve.
- Or you can bake the pizza in the oven.
- Just arrange the toppings as the same steps above over the raw pizza dough.
- Then bake in a preheated 450F (230C) oven for about 15 minutes, until the crust is golden-brown and the cheese is melted.
olive oil, sweet red bell peppers, zucchini, red onion, dough, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms white button
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grilled-vegetable-pizza-52579 (may not work)