Grilled Summer Vegetable Pizza with Basil Pesto and Feta

Grilled Summer Vegetable Pizza with Basil Pesto & Feta

Name: Grilled Summer Vegetable Pizza with Basil Pesto and Feta
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: cherry tomatoes; red onion; yellow summer squash; green bell peppers; sweet red bell peppers; mushrooms, portabello; eggplant; olive oil; salt and black pepper; other recipe; basil pesto; feta cheese

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Grilled pizza is absolutely flavorful, grilling develops the smokey flavor, and crispy texture on both the vegetables and the crust. This easy grilled pizza is spread with basil pesto as the base, topped with grilled fresh summer vegetables and feta cheese, yum, yum!

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

30 min

READY

50 min

Ingredients

PINT CHERRY TOMATOES
halved, or 5 to 6 small vine-ripe tomatoes, sliced *

RED ONION
cut into big and grill-able chunks

YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH
thickly sliced, 1/2-inch, grill-able size

GREEN BELL PEPPERS
cut into big chunks, grill-able size

SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
cut into big chunks, grill-able size

LARGE MUSHROOMS, PORTABELLO
or 3 to 5 medium to small sized, cut into 1/2-inch slices, grill-able size *

EGGPLANT
cut into thick slices, 1/2-inch, grill-able size *

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

100% Whole Wheat Pizza Dough , prepared (click to view recipe) *

CUP BASIL PESTO
basil, homemade or store-bought, or more as needed *

CUP FETA CHEESE
crumbled, or any other your favorite melting cheese

Directions

Juicy, Smoky, Cheesy and Delicious toppings with the Crusty, Crispy and Fluffy Crust!

Preheat the grill.

All the ingredients we need.

Toss all the grill-able sized vegetables with the olive oil, salt, and black pepper to taste in a large mixing bowl.

Chop all the vegetables into grill-able size.

Put all the chopped veggies into a large mixing bowl, drizzle some olive oil.

Place the big vegetable chunks, pieces or slices on the griller directly. Grill until well marked and tender, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Allow cooling enough to handle, slice the bell peppers into strips and separate the onions into rings.

Place the big vegetable chunks, pieces or slices on the grill directly.

Prepare the pizza dough according to the 100% whole wheat pizza recipe if using, or you can use store-bought dough.

And homemade pizza dough, or store-bought.

Place the pizza dough on the grill. Cover and grill until the bottom is well marked and nicely browned, 3 to 5 minutes or more, after the first 3 to 4 minutes, check the bottom, if they are not quite browned and marked, keep grilling for a few more minutes.

Time to grill the pizza dough. Place the pizza dough on the grill.

Using tongs transfer the crust to a baking sheet. Close the lid. Flip the crust, so now grilled-side is facing you.

Using tongs transfer the crust to a baking sheet. Close the lid.

Spoon the basil pesto onto the surface and spread it evenly. Arrange the grilled vegetables and tomato randomly over the pesto. Sprinkle the feta cheese evenly on top. Switch the grill to indirect heat.

Spoon the basil pesto onto the surface and spread it evenly.

Return the pizza onto the grill, cover, until the bottom is well browned and the cheese is melted about 8 minutes. Remove from the grill. Slice and serve.