Pizza on the Grill

It finally feels like spring!  Are you ready to fire up the grill?  We sure are.

Instead of the usual chicken, burgers & hot dogs, why not try cooking something a little different over charcoal. Everyone loves pizza … so the logical thing to grill (at least in my mind) would be pizza!  And the great thing about pizza is that it can be adapted to please any palate and special diet.  Choose a whole wheat or multigrain dough for the health conscious, rice crust for someone with celiac disease or stick with white dough for the traditionalist.  You can keep it vegetarian or top with meatballs, pre-cooked chicken or shrimp.  Add plenty of veggies for flavor, eye appeal; and, most importantly, nutritional benefits.

Cooking pizza on the grill is actually easier than, and not as messy as, you may think.  Here are the basic steps:

1. Purchase pre-made pizza dough, sauce, cheese and toppings and heat up the grill.

2. Stretch and shape dough as desired and place on grill.  Cook until underside is crisp and nicely charred.

3. Remove half-cooked dough from grill.  Layer sauce, toppings & cheese on dough (grilled side up) as desired.

4. Return pizza to grill and cook until underside is crisp & tasty!

5. Allow to cool before serving (for safety reasons more than anything else), cut into wedges and enjoy!