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Grilled Patriotic Pizza

This grilled pizza celebrates Independence Day with the red of roasted peppers, white of creamy goat cheese, and blue of blue potatoes. Oh, and bacon. Enjoy!
Course Pizza
Cuisine patriotic
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 4 8" pizzas
Calories 1005kcal

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 24 oz your favorite pizza dough recipe*

For the Sauce

  • ¼ cup onion balsamic jam
  • ¼ cup balsamic black pepper fig jam
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar (or vinegar of choice)
  • heavy pinch kosher salt
  • several grindings black pepper

Toppings

  • 6 oz bacon par-cooked (some of the fat rendered but not crispy)
  • 4 oz freshly grated mozzarella cheese
  • 5-6 small blue or purple potatoes, washed and sliced about 1/16" thick Boil for 1 minute in well salted water. Drain and run cold water over them to stop the cooking process
  • 8 oz fresh goat cheese crumbled
  • 8 oz roasted red pepper diced. Use a small star cutter to cut some larger pieces into star shapes

Instructions

For the Dough

  • Cut the dough into 4 6oz pieces. Roll each piece into a ball on the counter. Stretch and/or roll the dough into 8" rounds (or round-ish-es)
  • Brush the less attractive side of each round with olive oil.

To Grill and Assemble the Pizzas

  • Set up a two-zone grilling situation. You'll be grilling on the cooler side.
  • Place one round of dough, oil-side-down, on the grill. Grill 1-2 minutes, turning the dough 180 degrees halfway through. (I used long-handled tongs for this)
  • Flip the dough over and brush on some of the fig balsamic sauce.
  • Top with 1/4 of the bacon, mozzarella, blanched purple potatoes, goat cheese, and roasted red peppers (including 1-2 stars per pizza. No need to get crazy)
  • Put the lid on the grill and let the pizza cook 4-5 minutes, turning the pizza 90 degrees every minute or so to help it cook evenly. There may be a better way to do this, but I'm telling you how I did it. If you are a pro at grilling pizza, please do what has worked for you in the past.
  • Serve hot, and enjoy.

Notes

*I used the pizza dough recipe from Revolutionary Pizza, which magically makes alomst exactly 24 oz of dough. You can find the recipe here. Note: the dough does not need any help getting charred spots on the hot grill, so leave out the sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 1005kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 2686mg | Potassium: 333mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1090IU | Vitamin C: 33.5mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 6.8mg