Grilled Margarita Pizza

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This Grilled Margarita Pizza is beyond amazing…its’ ridiculsly amazing!

 This past summer I became ADDICTED to grilled pizza. Grilled Margarita Pizza to be precise.  Yes, I admit to being a bit intimidated making grilled pizza my first attempt. Putting raw pizza dough on a hot grill is a bit frightening.  I was convinced that the dough would seep thought the grates and start on fire.   But magic happen right in before eyes. *PERFECTLY GRILLED PIZZA CRUST*  And then a few minutes later,  I tasted the magic.  A Super crispy pizza crust with just the right amount of char.  Heaven I tell you, Heaven.   I mean, I never met a pizza I didn’t like, but grilled pizza takes homemade pizza to a whole new level.  And this Grilled Margarita Pizza is beyond amazing…its’ ridiculsly amazing!

The magic ingredient to this recipe, the grill.  A hot grill and low flame will make perfectly grilled pizza crust every single time.  You need to be patient.  No poking or prodding the dough while it is cooking.    Just let the grill do it’s thing, trust science and be ready to be amazed.  

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Grilled Margarita Pizza

Course Main

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 15 minutes

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.

So now that you know that grilled pizza is truly magical  I need to provide you with a PSA…..You must wait until the pizza cools off before eating it.  If not, HOT CHEESE + THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH = BURN BABY BURN!