Grilled Pizza With Grilled Red Onions and Feta
- 2 to 3 medium red onions, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced across the grain
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 10-inch pizza crusts
- 3/4 3/4 cup marinara sauce made with fresh or canned tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon (or more, to taste) fresh thyme leaves
- 3 ounces crumbled feta
- Prepare a hot grill.
- Place the onions in a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a perforated grill pan on the grill and let it get hot, then add the onions and cook, tossing in the pan or stirring with tongs, for about 3 to 5 minutes, just until they soften slightly and begin to char.
- Remove from the grill and return the onions to the bowl.
- Oil the hot grill rack with olive oil, either by brushing with a grill brush or by dipping a folded wad of paper towels in olive oil and using tongs to rub the rack with it.
- Place a round of dough on a lightly dusted bakers peel or rimless baking sheet.
- Slide the pizza dough from the peel or baking sheet onto the grill rack.
- If the dough has just come from the freezer and is easy to handle, you can just place it on the rack without bothering with the peel.
- Close the lid of the grill the vents should be closed -- and set the timer for 2 minutes.
- Lift up the grill lid.
- The surface of the dough should display some big air bubbles.
- Using tongs, lift the dough to see if it is evenly browning on the bottom.
- Rotate the dough to assure even browning.
- Keep it on the grill, moving it around as necessary, until it is nicely browned, with grill marks.
- Watch closely so that it doesnt burn.
- When it is nicely browned on the bottom (it may be blackened in spots), use tongs or a spatula to slide the dough onto the baking sheet or peel, and remove from the grill.
- Cover the grill again.
- Make sure that there is still some flour on the peel or baking sheet and flip the dough over so that the uncooked side is now on the bottom.
- Brush the top lightly with oil, then top with a thin layer of tomato sauce (no more than 1/4 1/4 cup) and a layer of grilled sliced onions.
- Sprinkle with thyme and feta, and drizzle on a little more olive oil.
- Slide the pizza back onto the grill.
- If using a gas grill, reduce the heat to medium-high.
- Close the lid and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes, until the bottom is brown.
- Open the grill and check the pizza.
- The top should be hot and the bottom nicely browned.
- If the bottom is getting too dark but the pizza still needs a little more time, move it to a cooler part of the grill and close the top.
- Use a spatula or tongs to remove the pizza to a cutting board.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
- Repeat with the other two crusts.
red onions, extra virgin olive oil, salt, crusts, marinara sauce made, thyme, feta
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014841 (may not work)