Grilled Vegetable Pizza

Serves: 2

Citlalli Gibson

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

51

Sweetness

57

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3.5 cups

All-Purpose Flour (unbleached,)

2

Yeasts (packages dry active)

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Sugar

1.5 cups

Water (lukewarm from the tap)

1

Olive Oil

1

Flour (for the work surface)

1

Cornmeal (a sprinkling of)

2

Whole Peeled Tomatoes (28-ounce cans)

1

Red Pepper

1

Zucchini

1

Eggplant

1

Asparagus

1

Portobello Mushrooms

1

Onion

1

Scallions

Directions:

1

Dough: Place flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a mixer fitted with a dough hook

2

While mixer is running, gradually add water, knead on low speed until dough is firm and smooth, about 10 minutes

3

Turn machine off

4

Pour oil down inside of bowl

5

Turn on low once more for 15 seconds to coat inside of bowl and all surfaces of dough with the oil

6

Cover bowl with plastic wrap

7

Let rise in warm spot until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours

8

Sauce: Pour tomatoes into a strainer that has been fitted over a microwave proof bowl

9

Using your hands, crush the tomatoes

10

Press all juices into bowl

11

Set crushed tomatoes aside

12

Place bowl with tomato juices in microwave and cook on high until thickened to consistency of ketchup, about 20 to 25 minutes

13

Add crushed tomatoes to sauce

14

Cool to room temperature

15

Toppings: Slice some vegetables

16

Skewer onion slices to keep them together

17

Brush vegetable slices with olive oil

18

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

19

Place vegetables on hot grill pan

20

When done, set aside

21

Assembly: Preheat your oven to highest setting, 500 or 550 degrees

22

If using a pizza stone, preheat oven 1 hour ahead

23

Punch dough down, cut in half

24

On generously floured work surface, place one half of dough

25

By hand, form dough loosely into a ball, stretch into a circle

26

Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into large circle until very thin

27

Don't worry if your circle isn't perfect

28

If you get a hole, pinch edges back together

29

To prevent dough from sticking to counter, turn it over and add flour as needed

30

Transfer dough to pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal

31

Ladle tomato sauce on pizza dough

32

Add assorted vegetables

33

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden

34

Store-bought Pizza dough can be used instead