Grilled Pizza

One of my favorite meals has always been grilled pizza. I have even asked for grilled pineapple pizza for my birthday meal. Surprisingly enough, we have recently made an improvement to this glorious pizza--grilled jalapenos. We really like experimenting with pizzas and making them on the grill only makes our concoctions that much better. Last night, we had a Grilled Pineapple and Jalapeno Pizza and a Mushroom, Caramelized Onion, and Blue Cheese Pizza. Really, I don't think I've had two better pizzas.


Pizza Dough (My mama)

We generally use the same dough recipe for whatever bread product we make, so I may have posted this before. Adam kindly made the recipe two-thirds whole wheat for me, and it worked really well for the pizzas. (He is usually not a fan of whole wheat.) Why not add a healthy component to your pizza?

1 1/4 cups water
1 big Tbs. yeast
1 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 cups flour (any combination of whole wheat and all-purpose)

1. Place the ingredients in a bread maker in order listed, or as your machine instructs. Set to dough setting, and allow for it to go through the process.


Grilled Pineapple and Jalapeno Pizza

1 pineapple, cored and sliced into rings or cubes
3 jalapenos
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, or amount for preferred sauciness
1 cup quattro formaggio cheese (or mozzarella), or amount for preferred cheesiness

1/2 pizza dough recipe

1. Grill the pineapple and jalapenos on medium-high heat until charred slightly. Cut the jalapeno into rings.
2. Carefully place the dough on the grill, trying to have it not bunch up. Grill the dough until can be easily lifted off the grill, without sticking. Flip it to the other side and repeat process.
3. After you have flipped the dough, top with tomato sauce, pineapple, jalapeno, and cheese. Allow to cook until the dough is done and the cheese is melted. (You probably won't use all of the pineapple, but the extras are delicious too.)


Mushroom, Caramelized Onion, and Blue Cheese Pizza

3 Tbs. olive oil
1 onion, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 heaping tsp. garlic, minced
salt and pepper, to taste
1 oz. blue cheese
1 cup quattro formaggio or mozzarella cheese

1/2 pizza dough recipe

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Once the oil has heated sufficiently, add onion and turn heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 40 minutes, or until a deep mahogany color.
2. Saute the mushrooms in the remaining oil in skillet.
3. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes.
4. Grill pizza dough as in previous recipe.
5. Top with olive oil mixture, onions, mushrooms, and cheese. Allow the dough to complete cooking and the cheese to melt to a gooey oblivion.