I wish you could taste the texture and savory flavors!
Is there anyone who doesn't like pizza? Ok ~ clearly the cheese is of no interest to me, but warm, toasty bread with sauce or oil and some great vegetables ~ it's just hard to go wrong with that kind of combination. (I could stop at warm bread and be happy!)Well, I was banking on that Saturday night when I hosted dinner for some family. I had all of these gorgeous vegetables and wanted to try something different, so we got some fresh pizza dough from the market and I got creative!
First you need:
1 yellow squash, ends cut off
1 zucchini, ends cut off
1 small yellow onion
1.5 TBSP olive oil
1.5 TBSP truffle oil
Kosher salt
Balsamic glaze (or you can reduce a little balsamic vinegar until it thickens slightly)
In a sautee pan, heat the olive oil and then add the onions to sweat. You want to leave them in there, stirring occasionally, until they become a bit translucent. Cut the squash and zucchini into quarters the long way, and then thinly slice in the opposite direction, and add them to the pan, stirring occasionally, covering in between so that the vegetables cook more quickly. As they soften, add a pinch of kosher salt and the truffle oil, and continue to stir until tender.
In the meantime, turn on your grill! You could make this in a regular oven for sure, but the grill adds such great flavor. Take some pizza dough, about half a ball/pie's worth, roll it out to 1/2 inch thick and brush with olive oil. The throw it on the grill, oil side down, for 5 minutes. You'll love to watch how it bubbles!
When you flip the dough, top it with the sauteed vegetables and grill for another 5 minutes (if the veggies can stand to be cooked a drop more, keep the cover to the grill closed. Remove from the heat and drizzle with the balsamic glaze or the reduction you've made and voila!
This pizza was literally devoured by 5 of us ~ literally just crumbs were left and dinner hadn't even begun. For dinner itself, we took another piece of dough and just grilled it with olive oil and salt ~ rosemary or some macerated tomatoes and fresh basil would have been fabulous too.
What would you put on your grilled pizza?