Grilled Vegetable Focaccia Recipes

GRILLED VEGETABLE FOCACCIA

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix mayonnaise spread ingredients. Refrigerate. With small metal spoon, scrape underside of mushroom caps to remove dark gills.
• Spray mushrooms, bell peppers and onion slices with cooking spray. Place on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 7 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until bell peppers and onion are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from grill; let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, cut focaccia in half horizontally to form 2 rounds. Spread mayonnaise spread evenly on cut side of bottom half.
• Slice mushrooms; arrange over mayonnaise spread. Cut bell peppers into thin strips; layer over mushrooms. Separate onion slices into rings; place over peppers. Top with tomato and cheese slices. Cover with top half of focaccia.
• If desired, wrap sandwich in foil; place on grill. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. To serve, cut into 6 wedges.

VEGGIE FOCACCIA

Steps:

• For the focaccia: Combine the water, salt, sugar and yeast in a spouted measuring cup. Whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil.
• Combine the yeast mixture and 3 cups of the flour in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix with a wooden spoon just until the dough comes together, then switch to the dough hook and knead on medium-high speed until smooth and stretchy, about 5 minutes. The dough should form a loose, somewhat sticky ball on the dough hook, but won't entirely clean the sides of the bowl. (If the dough doesn't form a ball at all, add tablespoons of flour, up to 1/4 cups.)
• Brush a quarter-sheet pan with 2 tablespoons oil. Add the dough, then turn to coat and press to almost fill the pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the temperature of your room.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Uncover the dough and gently press all of the way to the edges of the pan. Brush the top of the dough with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. If you'd like to make a vertical landscape, turn the pan with the short side facing you.
• For decoration: Start with a layer of seeds on the bottom. Using asparagus, long chives and scallion greens, add your tall stems first, then cover those at the bottom with shorter sprigs of herbs to make some ground cover. Add some butterflies, made with horizontal slices of baby bell peppers and chive antennae. Once you're happy with the arrangement, press down on the decorations to make sure they stick to the dough.
• Use your finger to gently dimple the dough in the space where you haven't decorated. Brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake until the focaccia is risen and the top and bottom are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush eggplant and red bell peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil; use more if necessary, depending on sizes of vegetables. Place on a baking sheet and roast in preheated oven. Roast eggplant until tender, about 25 minutes; roast peppers until blackened. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook and stir mushrooms until tender. Stir crushed garlic into mayonnaise. Slice focaccia in half lengthwise. Spread mayonnaise mixture on one or both halves.
• Peel cooled peppers, core, and slice. Arrange eggplant, peppers and mushrooms on focaccia. Wrap sandwich in plastic wrap; place a cutting board on top of it and weight it down with some canned foods. Allow sandwich to sit for 2 hours before slicing and serving.

GRILLED VEGETABLE FOCACCIA

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 1/3 cups water and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 2 2/3 cup flour, oregano, 1 teaspoon of salt, and fennel seeds; stir well.
• Add flour mixture to yeast mixture, stirring to combine.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
• Knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes); add enough of the remaining 1/3 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel sticky). If needed, add a little more flour while kneading dough.
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top.
• Cover dough and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.)
• Press dough out onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons oil and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl.
• Brush oil mixture evenly over zucchini, bell pepper, and onion. Sprinkle with remaining 1.2 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Place vegetable on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill zucchini 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Grill bell pepper and onion 6 minutes on each side or until tender.
• Remove vegetables from grill and let cool completely.
• Cut bell peppers into 1/4 inch-thick strips.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Arrange vegetables evenly over surface of dough, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 425°F for 27 minutes or until golden.
• Sprinkle with basil.
• Transfer to a wire rack; cool 10 minutes before serving.

GRILLED-VEGETABLE FOCACCIA WEDGES

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium-high heat.
• Grill vegetables 8 to 10 min. or until tender, turning occasionally. Remove from grill. Cut pepper into strips; place in medium bowl. Add zucchini, squash and dressing; mix lightly.
• Place bread, cut sides down, on grill grate; grill 1 min. or until lightly toasted. Spread cut sides of bread with cream cheese spread; fill with vegetable mixture.
• Cut into wedges.