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    Home » Entertaining

    How To Make Grilled Pizza - A Delicious Summertime Treat

    May 5, 2016 by Patti Estep 1 Comment

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    Making grilled pizza is pretty easy, and gives you that artisanal feel of a brick fired oven, all in the comfort of your own home.

    Finished pizza on grill

    Back when I used to live next door to my older sister, I had a pleasure of eating grilled pizza, topped with fresh veggies from her garden. Recently I talked to her about this memory, and she shared some of her tips.

    How to Make Grilled Pizza

    1. Make sure the grill is very hot.

    Grilled Pizza Dough

    2. Coat the pizza dough, on both sides, with lots of olive oil. You will need to flip the dough before adding your toppings.

     

    Grilled Pizza Saute Toppings

    3. Cook your toppings (except the cheese) before placing on the dough. I sauteed a tomato medley, garlic, a hot banana pepper, and some fresh basil.

    Of course, this can be any toppings you like. Mushrooms, sweet peppers, different meats like sausage and bacon. You just need to cook them a bit before adding them to the pizza as they will cook very little on the grill. 

    However, if you are looking for the taste of something like a thinly sliced fresh mushroom then you don't have to cook it ahead of time. Sliced olives and fresh spinach leaves could also be added without cooking.

     

    Finished Grilled Pizza on Peel

    4. After you place the toppings on the dough turn down the grill to low and let it cook.

    Fresh mozzarella cheese works really well on grilled pizza because it's soft and creamy. However, you can use any type of cheese you like. I would use grated cheese instead of slices unless they are very thin so that it melts properly.

     

    Grilled pizza slice with basil

    5. After removing the pizza from the grill add additional toppings like fresh basil.

     

    Slice of Grilled Pizza

    As you can see it wasn't perfect looking but I can tell you it tasted fantastic. The dough was nice and crispy, and the fresh mozzarella was nicely melted. It reminded us of those artisanal pizzas, made in wood or brick fired ovens.

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    P.S. If you think you will enjoy this recipe you may also be interested in trying my recipe on a herb infused pizza dough. I bet it would be great on the grill. Find it on my Recipes Page.

     

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    Grilled pizza with fresh mozzarella

     

    Grilled pizza slice with basil

    How To Make Grilled Pizza

    Making grilled pizza is a fun alternative to baking it in the oven. See how you can easily create this delicious dish for an appetizer, snack or meal.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Appetizers and Snacks
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 4
    Calories 372 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 package of Pillsbury pizza dough
    • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
    • 1 large clove of garlic minced
    • 1 cup of mixed grape and cherry tomatoes sliced in half
    • 1 banana pepper finely chopped
    • 8 ounces of fresh mozzarella sliced
    • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves.

    Instructions
     

    • Heat grill on high.
    • Saute tomatoes, peppers, garlic and 1/2 of the basil in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, stirring to ensure the garlic does not burn and until the tomatoes start to break down, about 5 min. Set aside.
    • Unroll pizza dough and heavily coat with remaining olive oil on both sides.
    • Once grill is very hot place dough on grill for about 1-2 minutes and then flip.
    • Let cook another minute or so and flip back over.
    • Turn grill down to low.
    • Add sauteed veggies and sliced mozzarella.
    • Close lid and cook for 4-5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
    • Remove from grill and add more chopped fresh basil.
    • Cut and serve immediately

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 12gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 320mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

     

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Pat Schwab

      May 05, 2016 at 7:26 am

      This sounds delicious. I don't think it would work on our grill because it heats unevenly.

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