grilled vegetable and fontina pizza

 

Ingredients

2 portobello mushroom caps
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 large red bell pepper, cut in half, seeded, and flattened with hand
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
5 tsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
pizza dough
4 ounces (1 cup) shredded fontina cheese
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper

 

Preparation

1. Turn all burners to high if using a gas grill.
2. Prepare the veggies. Remove brown gills from undersides of mushrooms with a spoon; discard. Combine mushrooms, garlic, bell pepper, zucchini, onion, and oil in a bowl; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Skewer the red onion and zucchini slices on BBQ skewers.
3. Arrange vegetables on grill rack coated with vegetable oil; grill 8 minutes or just until tender. Slice mushrooms and red bell pepper to 1/2-inch slices.
4. Meanwhile roll dough on a lightly floured surface. 
5. Brush and re-oil the grill. 
6. Using a wooden pizza peel transfer the dough to grill and place directly onto the grill grates. Cover and cook 45 seconds. Using grill tongs and/or pizza peel flip the dough and cook for 1 more minute. Using grill tongs and/or pizza peel remove the cooked dough from the grill and bring inside to top with ingredients. 
7. Sprinkle cheese over dough. Arrange vegetable mixture over cheese. 
8. Place pizza on a metal grill plate until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. (The grill plate helps protect the bottom of the crust from burning). 
9. You may consider popping it under the broiler if the cheese is melted, but not crispy enough.
10. Sprinkle pizza with basil leaves and red pepper.

*Adapted from Cooking Light

pesto portobello pizza

Ingredients

1 tsp. pine nuts, toasted
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 portobello mushroom caps, sliced
1/2 cup pesto, homemade is best
1 tomato, sliced or chopped
1-2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
pre-made pizza crust
handful of fresh basil leaves

Instructions

1. In a nonstick frying pan, toast your pine nuts then remove from pan.
2. Add olive oil to hot pan and saute the mushrooms until softened.
2. Begin to build your pizza: Spread a thin layer of pesto on crust. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese. Then layer mushrooms. Then layer tomatoes. Then top with a final cup of cheese. Sprinkle on pine nuts.
3. Cook until crust is golden brown and the cheese has melted in a 400 degree F oven, about 10 minutes.
4. When finished cooking, remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh basil leaves.