Grilled pizza

It was a sunny, beautiful, and perfect day for grilling! And we were craving pizza! We love eating wood fired pizza but obviously can never get the same consistency or flavor when making it in the oven. My sister and her family had grilled pizza at a friends house and she was raving about it. So of course we had to try it! And it was truly amazing! Perfectly crisp and heavenly! Ever since then if it is a nice day out and we are hungry for pizza, we choose to grill it.

 

Yields: Two medium pizzas (serves 2-3 fans)

The Players:

• 1 ball of pizza dough, halved
• All purpose flour
• Olive oil
• Toppings of your choice
• Pizza Sauce* (Check out my homemade pizza sauce recipe)

Special equipment:

• Basting brush
• Grill*

The Game Plan:

While the grill is off, brush olive oil over the grill grates using a basting brush. Turn the grill on low heat and cover. Meanwhile, place one of the doughs on a clean and floured surface. Use a rolling pin or hands to flatten dough out.

Do not make it too thin when grilling because then the pizza will burn. We like our pizza on the thinner side. We tend to work with it a little longer till it is thin but not too thin. Note the sheep looking shape in the next few pictures. My husband likes to get creative .:)

 

Place the flattened pizza dough onto the grill and cover. Let cook for about 6-8 minutes (depends on your grill) and check periodically to make sure it is not burning.  You will start seeing beautiful grill marks on one side. Check to make sure the dough is cooked through and it is to the level of crispiness you like.

 

 Then take it off the grill and place it grilled side up onto a clean surface.

 

Sprinkle olive oil on the pizza dough. Then spread sauce on dough, and top with your favorite stuff!

 

Carefully place the pizza back onto the grill for about 6-8 minutes or until it is done to your liking. Enjoy!!!

* A common mistake is using too much sauce on pizza. It makes it soggy, so if you like crispy pizza like us, then put less. Put just enough to slightly cover the pizza like the picture below, it does not have to be a thick layer.

*We use a gas grill, but if you are lucky enough to have a charcoal grill you may have to use your best judgement on the amount of cook time for the pizza.