Description
Don’t turn on the oven this summer, make this homemade prosciutto pizza with dough cooked on the grill and topped with tomatoes, arugula and white balsamic.
Ingredients
Units
- 5 cups (22 1/2 oz / 640 g) gine Italian "00" flour
- 1 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp (450 ml) cool water (65F)
- 2 tsp (10 ml) organic extra virgin olive oil for brushing the walls of the bowl and dough
- 1 carton Cirio crushed tomatoes with basil (3 tbsp / 45 ml per pizza)
- 1 1/2 cups (170 g) shredded mozzarella cheese (1/4 cup / 28 g per pizza)
- 4 oz (115 g) shaved Parmesan
- 18 thin sliced prosciutto of your choice
- 3 cups (720 ml) arugula, washed and dried
- 2-3 tbsp (30-45 ml) Roasted Garlic Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) White Balsamic Vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the pizza dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large metal bowl) stir all ingredients together until well combined. If using a stand mixer fit it with the hook attachment and mix on low for 4 minutes. The flour should form a coarse ball. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes , then mix on medium for 2 more minutes, or until the dough clears the sides of the bowl and sticks just a little to the bottom. If the dough is too soft and sticky mix in some flour, if it is too stiff add some more water.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface, dust the top with flour and working from four corners fold the dough into a ball. Place in a bowl, that has been brushed with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour, to double its size. Then punch a hole in the dough, reshape, place in a bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove dough from the fridge 2 hours before using. Divide dough into 6 parts. Form 6 balls and brush them with olive oil.
To cook pizza on a gas grill, using an pizza stone:
- Place a pizza stone on your grill. Close the cover. Preheat a gas grill to 425-450 F.
- Once the grill has heated, assemble the pizzas. Depending on the size of your pizzas and stone, you may need to grill them one by one or two at a time.
- Generously sprinkle a pizza peel with polenta.
- Spread pizza dough over pizza peel. Add crushed tomatoes, leaving at least 1/2 inch around the edges. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Carefully transfer pizza to heated pizza stone. (You may need to use a spatula to help yourself.)
- Grill pizza for 10-12 minutes, to the desired doneness. Outer edges should be brown, all around the crust.
- Using a metal spatula, carefully loosen pizza, if it is stuck to the stone. With a pizza peel remove pizza and transfer to a cutting board.
- Season arugula with roasted garlic olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Top pizza with prosciutto, Parmesan and seasoned arugula. Cut and serve.
- Prep Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza (2 slices)
- Calories: 620