Grilled pizza with proscuitto

The weather has been amazing here and it's time to fire up the grill. Tonight we're going to make grilled pizza, it's easy and a delicious way to enjoy a perennial family favorite.

You can either use store bought pizza dough or make your own.

Pizza ingredients:
pizza dough
olive oil
1 C. smoked mozzarella cheese, grated
3-4 pieces proscuitto
garlic salt
1 c. baby arugula
balsamic vinegar

Here's a good recipe for homemade pizza dough:

1/2 cup warm water (about 110˚)
1 envelope (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast
1 1/4 cups water, at room temperature
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
4 cups (22 oz) bread flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 tsp. salt
olive oil or non-stick cooking spray for greasing the bowl
olive oil for brushing crust (optional)
garlic salt for brushing crust (optional)

Measure the warm water into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Sprinkle in the yeast and let stand until the yeast dissolves and swells, about 5 minutes. Add the room temperature water and oil and stir to combine.

Place the flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Briefly combine the dry ingredients at low speed. Slowly add the liquid ingredients and continue to mix at low speed until a cohesive mass form. Stop the mixer and replace the paddle with the dough hook. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, put it in a deep oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Press the dough to deflate it.

To make the grilled pizza:

Preheat grill to high and close lid. While the grill heats, press dough gently with your hands slowly pulling the dough out. I like to make a rectangular shape as I find it's easier to flip on the grill.

When the grill is hot, brush it with a paper towel that's been rubbed with olive oil.

Carefully place the dough on the grill and cook for 3 minutes or until pizza has a nice golden color, flip, and brush with olive oil. Add a little tomato sauce, about 1 C. of grated smoked mozzarella cheese and a few slices of proscuitto. Add a sprinkling of garlic salt and let cook for another few minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Remove from the grill and slice into pieces. I like to top this pizza with a handful of baby arugula, a little drizzle of olive oil and a dot or two of balsamic vinegar.

Enjoy!