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sliced wedges of grilled caprese pizza pulled from the rest of the pizza
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Grilled Caprese Pizza

Gorgeous, juicy heirloom tomatoes, creamy mozzarella cheese, and fragrant, fresh basil leaves all come together in this grilled caprese pizza that literally screams summer freshness.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 1 pizza
Author: Julie Chiou

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 1 pizza dough recipe store-bought is perfect, too!
  • ⅓ cup (123 g) pizza sauce more if needed
  • 1 ½ cups (112 g) shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
  • ½ large heirloom tomato thinly sliced
  • Handful of basil thinly sliced or hand torn

Instructions

  • Preheat your outdoor grill to high heat.
  • Roll out your dough on a floured and cornmeal sprinkled 9-inch pizza pan. Gently stretch it and pull it to fit the 9-inch pizza pan.
    1 pizza dough recipe
    pizza dough formed into a circle on a metal pizza pan
  • Place it gently on the grill (you may need a helping hand for this part) by sliding it off the pizza pan. Try to position the pizza pan closer to the back of the grill so when you slide off the dough, it will be more centered and not too close to the front.
    pizza dough on top of an outdoor grill
  • Close the lid and grill for 3-5 minutes on each side (checking every so often to make sure the bottom doesn’t get too charred – every grill varies in temperature so keep an eye on it).
    charred and browned pizza dough on a metal pizza pan
  • Once both sides have been grilled, turn the grill to low heat then bring the dough inside to assemble your toppings.
  • Spread the pizza sauce on top of the dough.
    ⅓ cup pizza sauce
    pizza sauce spread on top of grilled pizza dough
  • Generously add the mozzarella cheese.
    1 ½ cups shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
    shredded mozzarella cheese sprinkled on top of pizza sauce and dough
  • Finally, add the tomato slices on top.
    1/2 large heirloom tomato
    sliced heirloom tomatoes on top of mozzarella cheese
  • Return to grill and grill until cheese is all melted and ingredients have been warmed through. Garnish with fresh basil on top.
    Handful of basil
  • Slice and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 pizza | Calories: 1497 kcal | Carbohydrates: 197 g | Protein: 69 g | Fat: 50 g | Saturated Fat: 25 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g | Cholesterol: 133 mg | Sodium: 4270 mg | Potassium: 516 mg | Fiber: 8 g | Sugar: 31 g

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