Grilled Pizza With Hot Sausage, Grilled Peppers, and Onions Recipe

Grilled Pizza Is an Easy and Delicious Must Make!

June 9, 2010

During the Summer, I not only love to make grilled bread, but I also immensely enjoy grilled pizza. The smokiness of the grill creates a crunchy, charred crust that is deliciously addictive. Depending on the toppings, sometimes I'll cook the whole thing on the grill, and other times I'll finish in the oven, as is the case with this recipe.
This pizza makes a great start for a dinner party because the ingredients — grated fontina cheese, hot Italian sausage, and grilled red peppers and onions — can be prepared in advance. When guests arrive, simply pop in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted. It's a seriously scrumptious pie. You won't be disappointed with the recipe, so get it now.

Modified from Bobby Flay

Grilled Pizza With Hot Sausage, Grilled Peppers, and Onions

Ingredients

1/2 pound Italian hot sausage
1 large red onion, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
2 large red peppers, cored, seeded, and quartered
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 recipe favorite pizza dough, rolled into 4 (6-inch) rounds
1/2 pound grated fontina cheese
1 cup sheep's milk ricotta
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Directions

Preheat a grill. Grill the sausage on both sides until golden brown and cooked through, about 10 minutes per side. Brush onions and peppers with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the onions and peppers until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove the sausage from the grill and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices. Remove the onions, separate into rings, and roughly chop. Remove the peppers and slice into 1/8-inch thick slices. Alternately, crumble the sausage into a saute pan and cook, over medium high heat, until browned.
Heat grill to high. Brush dough with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn over and grill for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the grill and place on a flat surface.
Divide the fontina cheese among the 4 pizza rounds. Divide the sausage, onions, and peppers over the cheese. Place the pizza on the grill, close the cover and grill until the cheese has melted, about 3 to 4 minutes. To finish in the oven, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place the pizza on sheet pans and bake until the cheese has melted, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove the pizzas from the oven and top with dollops of the ricotta cheese and sprinkle with chopped basil. Let rest for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

Serves 4.

9 Comments

orangek8 2 years 49 weeks

Grilled pizza is my favorite food in the WORLD! Last weekend, I made four flavors in one night. The big hit was olive oil, mozzarella, fresh pear and gorgonzola.

2 years 49 weeks

Sorry my last post had links to videos making grilled pizza which may not be allowed- though I do not sell anything on my site- Anyway here is the post without links- Here is an easy to do Pizza Dough recipe 3 1/2 Cups Flour 1 1/4 Cups Warm Water 1 packet quick rise yeast 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of salt(more if you like) 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil add all the dry items then the liqueds and mix with stand mixer for 15 minutes and finish by hand let rise and grill- I use this dough recipe for years and years of grilled pizzas and it never fails- Feel free to add dried or fresh herbs to the dough recipe-personally I like crushed red pepper flakes-

2 years 49 weeks

Here is an easy to do Pizza Dough recipe 3 1/2 Cups Flour 1 1/4 Cups Warm Water 1 packet quick rise yeast 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of salt(more if you like) 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil add all the dry items then the liqueds and mix with stand mixer for 15 minutes and finish by hand let rise and grill- I use this dough recipe for years and years of grilled pizzas and it never fails- Feel free to add dried or fresh herbs to the dough recipe-personally I like crushed red pepper flakes- Here are some vids on making the dough and pizza on the grill- http://kahunasfoodandwine.com/category/cooking-videos/grilled-pizza-cooking-videos/

2 years 49 weeks

I was hoping for a pizza crust recipe. Anybody can throw toppings on premade crust! I have a go-to recipe, but thought surely Yum will have a better one. I guess I'll stick with the one I use.