Grilled Vegetable Pizza

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb whole wheat pizza dough
• 1 medium zucchini
• 1 medium eggplant
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 portabella mushroom
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 -4 roma tomatoes
• 4 garlic cloves
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• fresh herb (rosemary, basil and or oregano)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, locatelli or 1/4 cup romano cheese
• 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes into 1/4" rounds.
• 2 slice red pepper, onion, and mushroom into 1/4" strips.
• 3 crush/mince garlic and place into a large zip top bag with all the cut veggies, salt, black pepper and enough olive oil to coat (about a 1/4 cup).
• 4 toss gently in bag until all are coated, let marinate at least a 1/2 hour.
• 5 broil all the veggies, except the tomatoes, on a cookie sheet 4-6 inches from the flame (or heating element for an electric stove) for about 5 mins per side or until they get a bit of that charred color. watch then periodically so you can turn them once, and remove the pieces as they are done. set aside.
• 6 pre-heat oven to 500 deg.
• 7 roll or strech out 1/2 your dough on to a pizza stone or cookie sheet to desired thickness. thick for focaccia style or you can stretch it thin for a crispier crust. (i roll the dough ball into a bit of olive oil on a cookie sheet then stretch/press it out with my fingers into the desired shape. it doesn't stick when cooked and i do not have to make a mess with loose flour!). note: the thicker the crust the more veggie topping the pizza can hold.
• 8 brush dough with a little olive oil.
• 9 sprinkle with salt, pepper, and some of the herbs.
• 10 layer all your veggies (including the uncooked roma tomato slices) on top of dough.
• 11 finely grate parmesean cheese on top of pizza.
• 12 dot with fresh mozzarella balls and crushed red pepper flakes.
• 13 bake for about 10 mins until cheese is melted and crust is crisp.
• 14 serve with salad or soup for nice light brunch or vegetarian meal.