Grilled Heirloom Tomato Pizza
- Serves: 8
- Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
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TOMATOESIngredients
Pizza dough
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup lukewarm water
2 teaspoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 heirloom tomatoes, sliced 3/4-inch thick
Fresh basil leaves, sliced in thin ribbons
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Pizza toppings
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 cup thinly sliced fresh mozzarella
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Fresh basil leaves, sliced in thin ribbons
Directions
Pizza dough:
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater attachment, combine the flour, water, yeast, sugar and salt. Mix until sticky dough forms without any dry flour, less than 1 minute.
- Add dough hook to stand mixer and knead dough for 3-4 minutes on low speed. Add a small amount of flour if dough is too sticky.
- Place dough in medium bowl and cover top with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise at least 30 minutes or until double in size.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Gently press down dough.
- Shape dough into a ball by folding the edges into the center. Turn the dough seam-side down and cover and let rest for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour, until relaxed enough to stretch.
Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes:
While pizza dough is rising, roast the heirloom tomatoes.
- Preheat grill to medium-high and oil grates with tongs and folded paper towel coated in cooking oil.
- Drizzle olive oil mixture over tomato slices.
- Cook tomatoes on pre-heated grill until they start to sizzle, about 3 minutes. Flip tomatoes over and grill for another 2 minutes. Set aside.
Grilled Pizza:
- Preheat gas grill to 350°F and adjust one burner to medium-low and other to medium-high.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil and garlic and set aside.
- Place parchment paper on pizza peel or wooden cutting board. Transfer dough to peel and shape into a 12-inch circle.
- To grill the pizza, lightly brush the shaped dough with the basting oil and transfer pizza with parchment paper underneath to the less-hot section of the grill and bake for 4-5 minutes until the bottom crust is golden brown. Trim parchment paper before placing on grill grates. Keep the grill lid closed while grilling.
- Remove pizza from the grill with a pizza peel and gently flip over with tongs until cooked side is facing up.
- Add toppings: Arrange roasted tomatoes and add mozzarella slices and fresh basil. Sprinkle on parmesan cheese.
- Place the pizza back on the grill and cook with lid closed for an additional 4-5 minutes or until the crust is golden in color and cheese is melted. Move pizza to hotter section of grill for desired crispiness and color.
- Remove pizza from grill and brush outer crust with basting oil if desired.
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