Grilling this pizza brings out smoky flavors you wouldn't get from the oven.
If you prefer a pizza with sauce, try a Roasted Garlic White Sauce, or your favorite tomato sauce.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced thin*
- 1/2 - 3/4 lb asparagus, shaved*
- 1 tablespoon chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 fresh pizza dough (either store-bought or handmade)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded smoked gouda cheese (apple smoked gouda adds a nice balance of sweetness)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped*
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
1. To shave the asparagus, hold by the ends & use a vegetable peeler to make shavings.2. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.3. Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook an additional 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are lightly browned. Be careful to closely monitor the onions and to keep the heat low as to not make the onions crispy. Add asparagus to pan; cook 1-2 minutes or until asparagus is bright green and crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes and 1/8 teaspoon of salt.4. Roll pizza dough into a 12-inch circle (or rectangle, depending on the shape of your grill) on a lightly floured surface; brush each side of dough with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper.5. Place dough on a grill rack; grill 3 minutes or until crust bubbles and is well marked. Reduce grill heat to low and flip dough over. Arrange asparagus/onion mixture over the crust; sprinkle evenly with gouda . Cover and grill over low heat about 10 minutes or until cheese melts but isn't burned; remove pizza from grill. Sprinkle with oregano and additional black pepper, if you wish.
*Ingredients available from Belltown during appropriate seasons
