Grilled Zucchini Pizza

Name: Grilled Zucchini Pizza
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 large garlic clove; 591 milliliters 3/4 lb coarsely grated mozzarella; 2 Tbsps olive oil (preferably extra-virgin); 2 Tbsps chopped fresh oregano; 454 grams pizza dough, thawed if frozen; 0 teaspoons salt; 454 grams zucchini (about 2 large), cut diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick slices

The recipe Grilled Zucchini Pizza could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 40 minutes. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 26g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 578 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, coarsely mozzarella, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the pizza dough you could follow this main course with the Grilled Dessert Pizza as a dessert. It works well as a reasonably priced main course for The Fourth Of July.

Instructions

Prepare gas grill for cooking over moderate heat. Preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then, if necessary, reduce to heat specified in recipe.

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Meanwhile, mince garlic with a large heavy knife, then mash to a paste with a pinch of salt using flat side of knife.

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Transfer to a small bowl and stir in 1 teaspoon olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Stretch dough with your fingers into a 12- by 10-inch rectangle on a large baking sheet and rub with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Cover dough with plastic wrap.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Toss zucchini with salt (1/4 teaspoon) and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl. Grill zucchini on lightly oiled grill rack, covered, turning occasionally, until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes total. Return to bowl.

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Bring dough, garlic oil, and cheese to grill area. Grill dough, oiled side down, on lightly oiled grill rack, covered, until underside is golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes.

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Turn crust over using tongs and brush with garlic oil.

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Sprinkle with half of cheese, then arrange zucchini, overlapping slightly, in 1 layer on cheese.

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Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and grill pizza, covered, until underside is golden brown and cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Transfer pizza with tongs and a spatula to a cutting board, then sprinkle with oregano and drizzle with remaining teaspoon olive oil.

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Oregano

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If you aren't able to grill outdoors, pizza can be cooked in a hot lightly oiled well-seasoned large (2-burner) ridged grill pan over moderately high heat, loosely covered with foil after sprinkling with cheese.

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Servings:

1large

garlic clove 591milliliters

3/4 lb coarsely grated mozzarella 2Tbsps

olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)2Tbsps

chopped fresh oregano 454grams

pizza dough, thawed if frozen 0teaspoons

salt 454grams

zucchini (about 2 large), cut diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick slices

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 11 dollars per bottle.