Grilled Pizzas with Sausage and Black Olives
Grilled Pizzas with Sausage and Black Olives
2 links (1/2 pound) Tarantino* mild Italian sausage
1 1/4 pounds premade pizza dough
Olive oil
Salt
1 package (12 ounces) grape tomatoes
1 small eggplant, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
24 Kalamata olives
Remove the sausage meat from the casings and break the meat into 1/2-inch chunks. In a small skillet, sauté the sausage over medium heat until the meat is cooked through. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat (350°F-450°F).
Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal pieces. Lightly brush four 9-inch squares of parchment paper on one side with oil. Flatten each piece of dough on a sheet of parchment paper. Each round should be about 1/4 inch thick and 8 inches in diameter. Lightly brush the tops with oil and sprinkle with salt Let the rounds sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.
Grill the tomatoes and eggplant over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the tomato skins burst and the flesh becomes very soft and the eggplant is tender, turning once or twice. The tomatoes will take about 5 minutes, and the eggplant will take 8-10 minutes. Put the tomatoes in a bowl and crush with a spoon or fork Cut the eggplant into a medium dice.
Place the dough on the cooking grate with the paper sides facing up. Grill over direct medium heat until the dough is well marked and firm on the underside, 2-5 minutes, rotating as needed for even cooking. Discard the parchment paper.
Transfer the crusts to a work surface with the grilled sides facing up.
Evenly divide the tomatoes, cheese, eggplant, sausage and olives over the crusts. Return the pizzas to the grill and cook over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the cheese is melted and the bottoms of the crusts are crisp, 2-5 minutes, rotating the pizzas occasionally for even cooking.
Transfer to a cutting board and cut into wedges. Serve warm. Makes 4 servings.
* Brands may vary by region; substitute a similar product.
2 links (1/2 pound) Tarantino* mild Italian sausage
1 1/4 pounds premade pizza dough
Olive oil
Salt
1 package (12 ounces) grape tomatoes
1 small eggplant, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
24 Kalamata olives
Remove the sausage meat from the casings and break the meat into 1/2-inch chunks. In a small skillet, sauté the sausage over medium heat until the meat is cooked through. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat (350°F-450°F).
Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal pieces. Lightly brush four 9-inch squares of parchment paper on one side with oil. Flatten each piece of dough on a sheet of parchment paper. Each round should be about 1/4 inch thick and 8 inches in diameter. Lightly brush the tops with oil and sprinkle with salt Let the rounds sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.
Grill the tomatoes and eggplant over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the tomato skins burst and the flesh becomes very soft and the eggplant is tender, turning once or twice. The tomatoes will take about 5 minutes, and the eggplant will take 8-10 minutes. Put the tomatoes in a bowl and crush with a spoon or fork Cut the eggplant into a medium dice.
Place the dough on the cooking grate with the paper sides facing up. Grill over direct medium heat until the dough is well marked and firm on the underside, 2-5 minutes, rotating as needed for even cooking. Discard the parchment paper.
Transfer the crusts to a work surface with the grilled sides facing up.
Evenly divide the tomatoes, cheese, eggplant, sausage and olives over the crusts. Return the pizzas to the grill and cook over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the cheese is melted and the bottoms of the crusts are crisp, 2-5 minutes, rotating the pizzas occasionally for even cooking.
Transfer to a cutting board and cut into wedges. Serve warm. Makes 4 servings.
* Brands may vary by region; substitute a similar product.
Grilled Pizzas with Sausage and Black Olives
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2/29/2020
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Reviewed by Unknown
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2/29/2020
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