My Kinda Recipes: Pizza on the Grill

We’re almost two weeks into our June meal plan and doing okay.  I was going mad with fruit cravings and was about to hit Trader Joe’s for some options when the farmer’s market suddenly upped their offerings. Blueberries, plums, apricots, peaches, cherries…Score! Cooking almost exclusively on the grill means I have fewer dishes to do and more time since Justin is the Grill Seargant. And for all this, I love summer.
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The black bean burgers I linked to on our menu were made last week. I loved the idea but wasn’t impressed with the flavor, so I’ll keep looking for a new recipe. They tasted too much like Snobby Joe’s, which isn’t bad but isn’t new and exciting either. They were also difficult to cook on the grill and blackened easily. Still they were yummy and definitely worth the effort on improving them. The grilled corn we had them with made up for any meal disappointment, too.
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The pizza on the grill was the best! I made the dough in my new (to me) bread machine (*love*) and topped them with fresh toppings. The dough cooked easily on the grill and the pizza tasted so wonderful – like only open flame can do for foods. It was easy to make and to clean and we all three enjoyed it. Definitely making my “arsenal” of recipes!

Criteria Met:

✓ Local, seasonal, natural ingrediants
✓ Simple To Cook
✓ Simple To Clean
✓ Tasty
✓ Vegetarian and/or Vegan

Grilled Mozzarella Pizza

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Herbed Dough (for large bread machine):

1 cup plus 2 TB of water
2 TB softened olive oil
3 cups flour (I used All-Purpose, despite my machine’s guidelines)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Optional: 1-2 teaspoon each: Garlic powder, onion powder, basil (finely chopped or dried and crumbled)
2.5 teaspoon active dry yeast

Follow your dough only instructions on your machine. When ready, remove the dough, split into half and roll out into 12-14 inch circles. Allow dough to rest as you add sauce and toppings of your choice.

Our toppings:

Freshly grated mozzarella
Diced tomatoes
Fresh basil
Minced garlic
Black olives

Pre-heat your grill to a medium heat, oil the grate and place your pizzas directly on it. Keep a close eye to avoid burning and turn down the heat if necessary. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to cook the dough thoroughly and melt the cheese. The toppings won’t be cooked to oblivion like in the oven, which tastes yummy.

Enjoy!
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(P.S. This is the last day to enter to win your own stainless steel water bottle!)