Grilled Vegetable Pizza Recipe

A hundred times better than store bought pizzas, this vegetable pizza recipe is nutritious as well as being tasty. This recipe is quick and easy because you use a pre-made pizza dough. You can alternatively make your own. A selection of fresh vegetables are used in this vegetable pizza recipe, along with garlic and oregano for flavor.

Mozzarella is a common ingredient in most pizzas but the feta adds sharp cheesy flavor, which goes very well with the vegetables. This grilled vegetables recipe can be served hot from the grill, when the cheese is melted and the vegetables smell wonderful. Alternatively, it is just as good eaten cold the next day if you are lucky enough to have any left over.

Grilled Vegetable Pizza Recipe with Feta and Mozzarella Cheese

Ingredients -

1/2 small Eggplant, cut in 1/2-inch slices
1 small Red Bell Pepper, sliced into 1/2- inch rings
1 small Zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise
1 small Yellow Squash, thinly sliced lengthwise
3 oz mushrooms or Portobello mushrooms sliced
1 medium Purple Onion, sliced
3 tablespoons Olive Oil, divided
1 tablespoons Cornmeal
1 pound Pizza Dough, thawed if frozen
1 clove Garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons chopped Fresh Oregano
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3/4 cup crumbled Feta Cheese
Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Preparation:

Prepare coals or gas grill to medium high heat.

Brush sliced vegetables with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Arrange on an oiled grill over hot coals.

Cook eggplant and pepper slices 3 to 4 minutes on each side; cook zucchini and yellow squash slices 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

Remove vegetables from grill and set aside.

Sprinkle a 14-inch pizza pan or a large baking sheet with cornmeal.

Roll out or stretch pizza dough to a 14-inch circle, forming a small rim around the edge. Here's a recipe for whole wheat pizza dough, that goes nice with the healthy feel of this dish.

Transfer to the pizza pan or baking stone. Drizzle remaining oil over dough; sprinkle with garlic and half the oregano. Scatter the mozzarella over the dough. Arrange the grilled vegetables over the mozzarella along with the onions and mushrooms. Scatter the feta over the vegetables and sprinkle with the remaining oregano and freshly ground black pepper.

Position pizza pan or baking sheet away from the hot coals and close grill cover. Grill over indirect medium-high heat 10 to 15 minutes until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese has melted.

Serves 2 to 4

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Photo Description:

A Picture of a Grilled Vegetable and Cheese Pizza featuring spinach and feta cheese along with the more traditional Mozzarella cheese. It use grilled vegetables to make a mouth wateringly delicious vegetable pizza that everyone even your carnivores are sure to love.

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