For a fun spin on a typical BBQ night, grilled pizza is a fun and delicious idea, for your family or for a creative night in with friends. Put out a topping bar and let everyone create their own custom pie — guaranteed belly happiness. We did this a few years ago at my husband’s parents house with their friends and have been meaning to replicate here. Lucky for all of us, TAGG’s food contributor Libby beat me to it, snapping these gorgeous shots along the way. Keep reading for a step-by-step photo tutorial how to make your pizza on your grill, and warning: don’t read while hungry.
photos and recipe courtesy of libby of libbyvision.com
Ingredients
Fresh pizza dough: pick up from the grocery store that morning and let it sit out on the counter for an hour or two before you’re ready to use it to let it rise.{if you’re ambitious, you can also make your own!}
1 jar of tomato sauce -> If you’re ambitious, make your own with olive oil, fresh garlic and a a 15-ounce can of pureed fresh, diced tomatoes (simmer 15-20 minutes over low heat). If you don’t have the time, grab a jar of your favorite tomato sauce
Olive oil
Pizza toppings! A few of my favorite combinations:
- Pepperoni slices and shredded mozzarella cheese
- Freshly sliced mozzarella cheese, large basil leaves torn slightly and thinly sliced fresh tomatoes
- Fig and Prosciuttio: Use fig preserves rather than tomato sauce, top with thinly sliced prosciuttio, arugula and shaved parmesan
- Vegetarian Mexican: Frozen soy crumbles, Mexican cheese and shredded iceberg lettuce
- Mediterranean: kalamata olives, feta cheese, yellow onion, thin tomato slices, spinach {Alyson’s pick!}
