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Grilled Margarita Pizza
Prep Time
2 hrs
Cook Time
15 mins
 
Course: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Dough
  • 4 cups bread flour
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 envelope instant dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water 110 degrees F
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
Pizza
  • 2 cups seasoned tomato sauce
  • 2 to matoes sliced thin
  • 2 bunches bunch of basil
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 large balls of fresh mozarella
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
Dough
  1. In a bowl combine flour, honey, yeast and salt.
  2. In a standing mixer on a low setting, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil to dry ingredients. Mix until the dough forms into a ball.
  3. If the dough is gooey, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a formed ball.
  4. If the dough is dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a formed ball.
  5. Remove dough from ball and place on a lightly floured surface.
  6. Knead until smooth.
  7. Grease a large bowl with olive oil, add the dough and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
  8. Place in a warm dry area to let dough rise for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
  9. Punch dough down and remove from bowl and place on floured surface.
  10. Divide it into 2 equal pieces and form into a ball.
  11. Cover each ball with a clean cloth or kitchen towel.
  12. Let rest for 10 minutes.
Grilled Pizza
  1. Prepare your grill. For gas grills, heat grill to 500 degrees for 15 minutes then turn down heat down until grill reaches 350 degrees. For charcoal grills, heat coals until white, place grill rack 3-4 inches above coals, then cover grill for 5 minutes until the grate is very hot.
  2. On a floured surface, roll pizza dough into circle or rectangle.
  3. Brush one side of the dough with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  4. Place dough on grill olive oil side down. Keep lid open.
  5. Brush the top of the dough with a 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Let the dough cook for about 3 minutes then flip for 1 to 2 minutes with the lid on.
  6. Remove pizza dough from grill.
  7. Spread sauce and place ingredients on pizza. Sprinkle with salt. Place pizza back on grill (ingredient side up) and cook with a covered lid for 3-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
  8. Remove from Grill. LET COOL!!!!
  9. Cut into slices and Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

This recipe makes 2 large pizzas.

As a time saver you an also use store bought raw pizza dough.