Grilled Pizzas With Tomatoes And Avocado Recipes

GRILLED PIZZAS WITH TOMATOES AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Heat a grill to medium. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Divide pizza dough into 4 balls. On a lightly floured work surface, stretch or roll dough into 6-inch rounds. Lightly brush both sides of each with olive oil and transfer to grill. Cook until undersides are lightly charred and bubbles form all over top, 1 to 2 minutes. With tongs, flip dough and grill until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Top crusts with goat cheese, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, oregano, and basil. To serve, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

GRILLED TOMATO PIZZAS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine 2 tablespoons oil, honey, salt, yeast mixture and 1-1/2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch down dough; divide into 6 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into an 8x6-in. rectangle. Place each on a greased piece of foil. Spritz with cooking spray; cover and let rest 10 minutes., In batches, carefully invert crusts onto greased grill rack; peel off foil. Grill, covered, over medium heat until bottom is golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Turn; grill until bottom begins to brown, 1-2 minutes., Remove from grill. Brush tops with remaining oil; top with tomatoes. Grill, covered, until bottom is golden brown and tomatoes are heated through, 1-2 minutes. To serve, add basil, drizzle with glaze and, if desired, top with cheese.

GRILLED AVOCADO, TOMATO, RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat a grill over medium heat.
• Cover a large tray with tomato quarters, and set aside.
• Place avocado halves in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Place each half on a hot open grill for about 30 to 45 seconds. Remove and place on top of the tomatoes arranged on tray. Drizzle with olive oil again.
• In another bowl, cover the red onion slices with the juice from the lemon half and olive oil. Place onions in the empty avocado pit holes. Cover with the lemon/olive oil mix. Then, top with pesto, distributing generously on all sides. Sprinkle pine nuts and cheese on top, to taste.

GRILLED PIZZAS WITH TOMATO, AVOCADO, AND PEPPER JACK CHEESE

Steps:

• Toss onion, tomatoes, and avocados with oil and lime juice in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Heat a grill until medium-hot. Generously brush one side of pizza dough with oil; grill, oiled side down, until underside is golden brown and top begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Quickly brush top with oil; flip crust. Top with a layer of cheese. Grill until melted and crust is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Slide pizza with a large spatula onto a cutting board. Season with salt and pepper. Top with avocado mixture. Dot with sour cream and serve with limes, if desired. Repeat to make more pizzas.

GRILLED STEAK SALAD WITH TOMATOES & AVOCADO

Steps:

• Rub both sides of steak with oil; sprinkle with Creole seasoning. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 5-8 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Let stand 5 minutes., In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, beans, green onions, cilantro, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt; gently stir in avocado. Cut steak into slices; serve with bean mixture.

GRILLED BACON LETTUCE TOMATO AVOCADO PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix Flour and Yeast and Salt together in your mixing bowl fitted with a dough hook or in your processor bowl with your plastic dough blade. Add water and oil and knead for 5 minutes until dough is smooth and is in the shape of a little ball. Split the dough into 2 balls and spray a bowl with Pam, coat both balls with Pam and cover and let rest in a warm spot for about 2 hours or till double in size. If you are making your dough ahead of time, put it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Once your dough is ready, punch it down and let it rest for about 15 minutes while you assemble your toppings.
• Pre-cook 10 slices of bacon until very crisp and break into small pieces. Make a salad using the cherry tomatoes sliced in half, avocado cut into chunks and lemon juice, salt and pepper and mayonnaise.
• Shape dough into round disks the size of a dinner plate. Brush a small amount of olive oil onto the dough. Once your grill is very hot, toss the disk, oiled side down onto the grill for about 3 or 4 minutes. You will see the dough start to blister and crackle, turn the dough over. Top the dough with cheese and bacon, Reduce the heat of your grill and put the cover down. Cook for 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and bottom of dough is nicely browned. Slide pizza off the grill onto dinner plates.
• Top warm pizza with lettuce and arugula or any salad green you love. then top it with the avocado tomato salad.
• Use any topping you love or that are left over in your fridge. That's how we came up with this one, and now it is our favorite!
• Cut each pizza into 6 wedges.
• This recipe makes 2 pizzas.