Best 3 Grilled Pesto Pizza With Marinated Mozzarella And Tomatoes Recipes

GRILLED PESTO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preparation instructions:
• 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 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. Place dough on a floured surface
• and knead about 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic, adding just enough flour
• to prevent it from sticking. Form into a ball, place in a large oiled bowl, turning to
• coat with the oil. Turn seam-side down and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at
• room temperature about 1 hour, 30 minutes, until doubled in size. Meanwhile,
• preheat a grill to medium high (if using a charcoal grill, bank the coals to one
• side) and grill the toppings.
• Add vegetables to grill, cook until tender or:
• Onion: Cut 1 medium red onion 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 oz. 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.
• Remove and arrange the grilled vegetables 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.
• Grill Sausage, remove and coin slice.
• 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 x 12" rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Brush baking sheet with olive oil
• and place both crusts on it. Lift each piece by the corners and place on the grill,
• oiled-side down; cook about five minutes until the dough puffs and the underside
• is stiff and marked.
• Flip the dough with tongs, brush with olive oil, spread with the pesto sauce and
• top with mozzarella. Arrange the grilled vegetables and sliced sausage on top.
• Cover and cook about five more minutes or until the cheese melts.
• Remove pizzas from grill and transfer the pizzas to a cutting board. Top with the
• greens, basil, a drizzle of olive oil and salt. Cut and enjoy!
• *Always cook sausage to internal temperature of 160 degrees F

GRILLED PESTO PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Grill pizza crusts, top sides down, 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until light brown. Remove from grill.
• Spread pesto over grilled side of crusts. Top with artichokes and tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and grill about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut each pizza in half.

5-INGREDIENT GRILLED PESTO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat.
• Dust work surface with flour. Roll pizza dough out to 15 to 16 inches. Sprinkle flour or cornmeal on a large un-rimmed baking sheet or pizza peel. Transfer the pizza dough to the baking sheet or peel.
• Brush grill grate to clean it and oil it with an oil soaked paper towel. Slide the dough off the baking sheet or peel onto the grill and cook until it is firmed up and crisped on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Carefully, flip the dough over using the peel or tongs and baking sheet. Spread the pesto over the dough. Top with tomatoes and cheddar. Cover the grill and cook until the cheese is melted and the bottom of the crust is crispy, 5 to 7 minutes.