I really am afraid of grilling things. The idea of an open flame and lots of heat and gasoline and burning and flare ups just doesn’t sit well with me. I’d rather just bypass the whole thing and cook stuff indoors. But of course it’s summer and the whole point of doing ABD was to try new things. So, here I am, outside of my parents house, trying to light the grill. If I end up loosing an eyebrow I’m going to hate myself (and you).

1 batch of your favorite pizza dough (my recipe here)
1 batch of your favorite pesto (come back and visit next week *WINK*)
Handful baby spinach
Handful black olives
10 oz. package mozzarella cheese, shredded or cut into slices
Olive oil for spreading

Turn your grill onto medium, then let come to temperature for at least 10 minutes. In the meantime, spread out your dough using olive oil until it’s the desired size. Once your grill is hot, place dough carefully across. Close and let cook for 5 minutes, then flip and let the other size cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from grill, add toppings, then place back on grill. Once the toppings are cooked and cheese is melted, remove and enjoy!

Note for making the perfect grilled pizza: HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS, I NEVER WANT A REGULAR PIZZA AGAIN. This was so crunchy and smokey and delicious! And ridiculously easy… It’s so much faster than cooking in the oven, too. Make sure you heavily oil the crust so that it doesn’t stick! Also, you always have to keep an eye on it; it’s not something you can really just throw on and do other things while cooking. Other than that, I’m completely sold…