Garden Fresh Grilled Veggie Pizza Food

GRILLED GARDEN VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• Brush vegetables with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill, covered, over medium heat until tender, 4-5 minutes per side for onion and pepper, 3-4 minutes per side for zucchini and squash., Separate onion into rings; cut pepper into strips. Spread pizza crust with garlic; sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Top with grilled vegetables, then remaining cheese., Grill pizza, covered, over medium heat until bottom is golden brown and cheese is melted, 5-7 minutes. Top with basil.

GRILLED GARDEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Sprinkle tomatoes with salt; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, divide dough in half. Roll or press each to 1/4-in. thickness; place each on a greased sheet of foil (about 10 in. square). Brush tops with 1 tablespoon oil., Carefully invert crusts onto a grill rack, removing foil. Brush tops with remaining oil. Grill, covered, over medium heat until bottom is golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Remove from grill; reduce grill temperature to low., Top grilled sides of crusts with Parmesan or Asiago cheese, tomatoes, corn, onion and mozzarella cheese. Grill, covered, on low heat until cheese is melted, 4-6 minutes. Sprinkle with spinach and basil.

GARDEN-FRESH GRILLED VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix oil and garlic; brush onto both sides of vegetables. Sprinkle with pepper. Grill, covered, over medium heat until tender, 4-5 minutes per side for pepper and onion, 3-4 minutes per side for zucchini, 2-3 minutes per side for tomatoes., Coarsely chop pepper, onion and zucchini. Spread pizza crust with cream cheese; layer with 4 slices provolone and tomato slices. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup basil, carrots, oregano and thyme. Top with grilled vegetables, then remaining cheese., Grill pizza, covered, over medium heat until bottom is golden brown and cheese is melted, 5-7 minutes. Top with remaining basil.

GRILLED VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mushrooms, zucchini, peppers, onion, vinegar, water, 3 teaspoons oil and seasonings. Transfer to a grill wok or basket. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until tender, stirring once., Prepare grill for indirect heat. Brush crust with remaining oil; spread with pizza sauce. Top with grilled vegetables, tomatoes and cheese. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cheese is melted. Rotate pizza halfway through cooking to ensure evenly browned crust.

GRILLED VEGETABLE PIZZA

Steps:

• Dough: Place flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a mixer fitted with a dough hook. While mixer is running, gradually add water, knead on low speed until dough is firm and smooth, about 10 minutes. Turn machine off. Pour oil down inside of bowl. Turn on low once more for 15 seconds to coat inside of bowl and all surfaces of dough with the oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm spot until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Sauce: Pour tomatoes into a strainer that has been fitted over a microwave proof bowl. Using your hands, crush the tomatoes. Press all juices into bowl. Set crushed tomatoes aside. Place bowl with tomato juices in microwave and cook on high until thickened to consistency of ketchup, about 20 to 25 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes to sauce. Cool to room temperature. Toppings: Slice some vegetables. Skewer onion slices to keep them together. Brush vegetable slices with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place vegetables on hot grill pan. When done, set aside. Assembly: Preheat your oven to highest setting, 500 or 550 degrees. If using a pizza stone, preheat oven 1 hour ahead. Punch dough down, cut in half. On generously floured work surface, place one half of dough. By hand, form dough loosely into a ball, stretch into a circle. Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into large circle until very thin. Don't worry if your circle isn't perfect. If you get a hole, pinch edges back together. To prevent dough from sticking to counter, turn it over and add flour as needed. Transfer dough to pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal. Ladle tomato sauce on pizza dough. Add assorted vegetables. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
• Store-bought Pizza dough can be used instead .

GRILLED VEGETABLE PIZZAS

Steps:

• Prepare grill for direct- and indirect-heat cooking. In a bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and oregano; season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in oil; set aside.
• Brush mushrooms, zucchini, kale, and onion with more oil; season with salt. Grill mushrooms over direct heat 6 to 10 minutes, depending on size. Flip mushrooms; add zucchini and onion to grill and cook 5 minutes more. Flip zucchini and onion; add kale to grill.
• Continue cooking, flipping kale once, until everything is charred in places and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a platter or board. Top flatbreads evenly with about two-thirds of mozzarella. Divide mushrooms and vegetables evenly among flatbreads. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and blue cheese.
• Place pizzas over indirect heat and grill, covered, maintaining a temperature of about 400°F, just until bread is charred in places and mozzarella melts, 7 to 9 minutes (if bread isn't crisping along bottom and edges, transfer pizzas to direct heat in last minute of cooking). Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve warm.

VEGETARIAN GRILLED PIZZA

Steps:

• To make dough, put lukewarm water and the flours, pink salt, yeast and honey into the bowl of an electric mixer (or a large regular bowl if using a hand mixer). Add the oil while mixing.
• Mix on a low speed for 1 minute, scrape down the sides then give it another blast.
• Keep mixing on a low speed as you slowly add the oil, then mix for a further 5-7 minutes so you end up with slightly wet, smooth and elastic dough.
• Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and set aside in a warm place for an hour.
• Once raised, gently knock the dough back on a flour dusted surface then equally divide and roll into four rounds.
• To make sauce, finely chop the onion and fry in a medium pan over a medium-low heat with two tablespoons olive oil for around 5 minutes or until softened but not coloured.
• Crush in the garlic or add fresh at the end.
• Finley chop and add the basil leaves along with chopped tomatoes and the oregano and season with salt and pepper.
• Either whizz it up with a stick blender or keep it chunky.
• For harissa smoked cauliflower, boil cauliflower head for 7-8 minutes, cover in Harissa paste then cook in middle of BBQ heat canyon for 45-60 minutes then add a squeeze of lemon juice after).
• To make pizza, set up the BBQ for the heat canyon technique, cover with lid and allow to heat up like an outdoor oven - you want a temperature of around 450°F.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce over each dough round.
• Add mozzarella cheese, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions and remaining olive oil.
• Dust a pizza stone or a large metal roasting tray with plenty of semolina flour.
• Place the pizza on top and cook on the BBQ with the lid on for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden, crisp and the cheese has melted.
• Dip leftover crusts into honey.

GRILLED VEGETABLE PIZZA

Steps:

• Spray your cookie sheet lightly with no stick cooking spray.
• Combine the olive oil and minced garlic and brush onto both sides of the pizza crust.
• Place the pizza crust (not on the pan) on a medium hot grill for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn it over and cook another minute. Remove it to the cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle italian cheese blend over the crust, then top with the roasted garlic cloves, vegetables and olives. Top with the feta cheese. (you can reduce the amount of feta if you are not a huge feta fan).
• Place the crust back on the grill and close the cover and cook 4 to 6 minutes, or until the crust is browned and the cheeses are melted.
• Remove and sprinkle with your choice of chopped herbs.

GARDEN VEGGIE PIZZA SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Roll out crescent rolls onto a large non-stick baking sheet. Stretch and flatten to form a single rectangular shape on the baking sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow to cool.
• Place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Mix cream cheese with 1/2 of the ranch dressing mix. Adjust the amount of dressing mix to taste. Spread the mixture over the cooled crust. Arrange carrots, red bell pepper, broccoli and green onions on top. Chill in the refrigerator approximately 1 hour. Cut into bite-size squares to serve.

GRILLED VEGGIE FRENCH BREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat up your grill. I used a George Foreman grill. If you do not have a grill, you can use a hot skillet.
• Put your veggies in a bowl. Add olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
• Put veggies on hot grill until they're nice and carmelized.
• Put your French bread in the oven until it's crispy on the outside.
• Slice your French bread in half. Place your olives on the bread and top with Mozzarela cheese. Put under the broiler until the cheese melts.
• Top with veggie mix.
• Enjoy.
• Feel free to customize by adding tomato sauce or a different mix of veggies, etc.

INDIVIDUAL GRILLED VEGGIE PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• Place the mushrooms, zucchini, squash, broccoli, and onion in a grill pan, and brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook on preheated, covered grill until tender when pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. Remove from grill and set aside.
• Roll out pizza dough on a floured surface to make two 8 inch circles 1/4 inch thick. Place onto pizza pans. Brush tops with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Bake on preheated, covered grill until browned, turning once, about 3 minutes each side. Remove from grill and spread with pesto. Top with cooked vegetables. Sprinkle with blue and fontina cheeses. Return to grill, cover, and cook until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.