Grilled Pizza

Name: Grilled Pizza
Ingredients: 1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed; All-purpose flour, for the work surface; Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing; 1/4 cup prepared tomato sauce; One to two 8-ounce balls fresh mozzarella, sliced, or packaged grated mozzarella; Fresh basil leaves, for sprinkling

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed
All-purpose flour, for the work surface
Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
1/4 cup prepared tomato sauce
One to two 8-ounce balls fresh mozzarella, sliced, or packaged grated mozzarella
Fresh basil leaves, for sprinkling

Directions

1

Roll the pizza dough into a small disk on a lightly-floured surface; let it rest 10 minutes, then toss, stretch or roll it into a thin, broad crust.
2

Prepare a grill for high heat.
3

Brush the pizza dough with some of the oil and place it on the grill.
4

Grill, covered, for 30 seconds, then check: The crust should be slightly stiff but not deeply browned.
5

Flip the crust, top it with a thin layer of the tomato sauce and the mozzarella.
6

Sprinkle with some basil leaves, cover and grill until the cheese has melted and the crust has browned, about 30 seconds more.