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An Easy Recipe for Vegetarian Pizza with Grilled Veggies
This tasty recipe for vegetarian pizza blends red and yellow bell peppers with tomatoes, garlic, basil and two kinds of cheese, for a flavorful and colorful pizza. Vegetarian pizza recipes can be just as delicious as meat or seafood pizzas and you can choose from a wide range of colorful vegetables for the toppings. To make the following pizza recipe even healthier, you can use whole wheat pizza dough to make the crust.
The fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella give an authentic Italian flavor to this excellent grilled pizza recipe and grilling the bell peppers and tomatoes makes them even juicier and richer in taste. Grilled pizzas are so easy to make and grilling gives them a smoky flavor, as well as bringing the maximum flavor out of the vegetables. If the day is warm, why not fire up the grill and make this recipe for vegetarian pizza to surprise your family?
You can use either mozzarella or provolone cheese in this recipe because both melt well, making them great cheeses for pizza recipes. The parmesan adds an extra flavor dimension to the overall taste. This recipe makes two medium sized pizzas, although you could make it in one piece if you have a baker's peel (like a flat shovel with a long handle) for handling the pizza and a really big grill!
A Deliciously Healthy Vegetarian Pizza
Ingredients -
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 lb pizza dough
8 cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons grated parmesan
4 oz shredded mozzarella or provolone
1 minced clove garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Olive oil, as needed
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Prepare the grill on one side only.
Brush some olive oil over the bell peppers and tomatoes. Season them with salt and pepper. Grill the cherry tomatoes and bell peppers over the hot side of the grill until they are soft. You will need to turn them once or twice during the cooking time.
The tomatoes will take 2 or 3 minutes. The bell peppers will need about 10 minutes.
Put the charred bell peppers in a plastic or paper bag and seal it. Let them stand in their own steam for 10 minutes.
Chop the cherry tomatoes. Take the cores and seeds out of the bell peppers, scrape the skin off, and chop them up.
Oil a pair of baking sheets and divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each one into a 9 inch round and brush them with oil. Transfer each dough circle from the baking sheet to the hot side of the grill and cook them for a couple of minutes, until the bottoms set.
Flip the dough over with a wide spatula, to cook the other side for a couple of minutes.
Slide the pizza crusts over to the cooler part of the grill and scatter the vegetables, garlic, and cheese over them.
Close the grill lid and let the pizzas cook for about 4 minutes, moving them around every minute or so, so that they do not char.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This is a colorful recipe for vegetarian pizza and it is guaranteed to taste every bit as mouthwatering as it looks in the photo. If you enjoy fresh vegetables, you will love this healthy pizza. The bell peppers and tomatoes add lots of vibrant color, as does the basil. This is a simple pizza to make and you just have to grill the vegetables, roll out the pizza dough, and grill the pizza until the vegetables are hot and tender and the cheese melts. This pizza makes a delicious dinner. Serve it with a tossed salad and some garlic bread for a complete meal.
