Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Grilled Super Veggie Supreme Pizza



Stop! I know what you’re going to say. “Laura, are you nuts? Look at that ingredient list!” It’s not that bad, mostly it’s a small amount of veggies, cheese and a few spices. The tomato sauce doesn’t even need to be cooked and will only take about 2 minutes. You can do this!

Besides, I can’t think of a better way to get a day’s worth of vegetables than on a grilled pizza. Your doctor will be proud.

Grilled Super Veggie Supreme Pizza
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Grilled pizza is a ton of fun to make, but set aside at least 1 1/2 hours from the start of the dough to the finished pizza.


Coarse cornmeal
Pizza dough, recipe below
Olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
Pizza sauce, recipe below
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
A couple handfuls of baby spinach
2 to 3 cloves minced garlic
1/4 onion, sliced thin & cut in half
4 mushrooms, sliced thin
1/4 green bell pepper, sliced thin and cut in half
4 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
1 Roma tomato, thinly sliced
1 cup shredded Pecorino Romano
Few shakes of dried Grana Padano or dried Parmesan
Salt & pepper
Granulated garlic powder
Granulated onion powder
Dried oregano
Red pepper flakes, optional

1. Place the tomatoes on a paper towel lined plate. Salt well, cover with another paper towel and set aside. Preheat the grill to high.

2. Sprinkle a 12 to 14 inch pan with cornmeal. Pat and roll out the dough until thin. Place dough on the pan and brush with olive oil. Spoon on sauce to taste.

3. Sprinkle mozzarella over the sauce. Top with spinach, minced garlic, onion, mushrooms and bell pepper slices. Pat liquid off tomatoes and place them on the pizza. Top with olives.

4. Spread Pecorino Romano over the top and add a few shakes of the dried cheese. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano and red pepper flakes if using. Drizzle with olive oil.

5. Cook pizzas for 4 to 8 minutes until done to taste.

Zesty Old School Style Pizza Sauce
Makes enough sauce to cover three medium, or two large pizzas.

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce (without sugar)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground sweet paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Fresh cracked pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon white vinegar

Place all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir together.

Makes 1 1/2 cups of pizza sauce.

Garlic Pizza Dough
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon honey or sugar
1 cup lukewarm water, plus a bit more if needed
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup bread flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt

Place water, yeast, and honey or sugar into a stand mixer bowl. Stir to combine and set aside for 10 minutes.

Place the rest of the ingredients in the bowl and knead with a dough hook on low speed for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead by hand on a clean surface for another minute. Pat into a circle.

Lightly oil a large bowl and place the dough inside, flipping once to coat with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Makes two large pizzas.

Recipe and photograph by Laura Flowers.



16 comments:

Lauren (PB&G) said...

You had me at garlic pizza dough. =)

All I'd have to do is leave off the cheese and this recipe would be perfect for me. Veggie-lock and loaded!

Patricia @ ButterYum said...

I usually add a bit of garlic oil or powder to my crust after it's baked, but I'll try to remember to do it your way next time. Great photo!

:)
ButterYum

The Atwoods said...

I was just thinking this past week that I need to try grilling a pizza...I've never done it before! This is inspiration enough to. :) Thanks!

Joanne said...

Let the cravings begin! I don't have a grill but you can bet I'll be baking this in my oven.

The Cooking Photographer said...

Lauren you could so do this without cheese. I like cheeseless pizza.

Betty @ scrambled henfruit said...

I've never grilled a pizza, but now you've got me wanting one NOW! :) Looks great!

natasha {schue love} said...

Veggie pizza is my fave! This one looks phenomenal!

Monet said...

A veggie pizza always make me happy...and like you...my ingredient list is long! But this is what makes it my favorite. Thank you for sharing your pizza with me tonight. I hope that the end of your week is full of peace and joy. Your words make me smile, week after week!

Stephanie @ The Brunette Foodie said...

I've never grilled a pizza. It is one of those things we always say we're going to do, but we're not big grillers for some reason. I am going to have to purposefully try it this summer, I LOVE pizza!

Anonymous said...

Ahhhh, yuor pizzas, always so tantalizing and colorful. No ingredient list ( ok, almost no) is too big for me. :) Thanks for posting, it looks fab!

rabbitfoodrocks said...

I'm sooooo glad you posted this recipe! We're going to try "gourmet" camping this weekend, and pizza is on the list. Do you think we can make this at a campsite if I have all of the stuff premade? I mean, do you think it will grill properly? THanks again! it looks awesome!

The Cooking Photographer said...

Yes! Get everything prepped ahead of time of course. The only issue will be a clean place to roll out your dough. As long as you have that, this could be a fun camping "event".

Laura

Holly said...

YUUUUUM!! This looks divine!! The garlic dough is a must try!:)

MegSmith @ Cooking.In.College said...

Haha I always make pizzas with EVERYTHING I have on hand...it's the best way to do it.

This looks wonderful.

Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny said...

This looks absolutely delicious! Glad I found your site, love it! :)

stephchows said...

mmm oh yes please count me in for this for sure!

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