Here S How To Make Bobby Flay S Famous Margherita Grilled Pizza

Pizza on the grill? You bet! Bobby Flay’s Margherita grilled pizza tempts with a golden crust and that brick-oven flavor that pizzerias are famous for. Piled with tasty toppings, it’s perfect for summer parties and family meals on hot nights when you don’t want the heat in your kitchen. If grilled pizza is new to you, let us introduce you to an easy, mouthwatering recipe to cut your teeth on. Our rendition of the amazing Bobby Flay’s Margherita grilled pizza will take the corner Italian joint off your phone’s speed-dial forevermore.

Dough dos

To make your summer cooking more carefree, this recipe calls for store-bought pizza dough — which means you’re already halfway done with dinner prep as soon as you start. Look for it in the refrigerator or freezer sections of your grocery store, or ask a pizza joint if they’ll sell you some dough. (You can also make it yourself if you prefer.) Either way, it’s a score as a dinner shortcut. Before you stretch out the pizza dough, it must be at room temperature. Cold pizza dough will shrink after you shape it, and you’ll end up with a small, fat pizza that doesn’t feed your crowd.

Hot hot hot!

Get your grill up to temperature before you throw your dough on the fire. Brush a high-quality olive oil on the dough, season with salt and pepper, then grill one minute per side or until the dough has become a golden, bubbly crust. Transfer it to a baking sheet and drizzle it with olive oil.

Get fresh

Fresh ingredients make all the difference with any recipe, and grilled pizza’s no different. This one’s topped with thin slabs of fresh mozzarella, slices of Roma tomatoes, and a scattering of thinly sliced fresh basil leaves. Drizzle more olive oil on the hot crust and top with slices of cheese and tomato, then slide back on the grill. Cook for a few minutes or until the cheese melts. Take your pizza off the grill and generously garnish it with more fresh basil. It’s almost too beautiful to eat! Almost…