Grilled Veggie Pizza

I felt like making pizza and wanted to try something different. I usually do pepperoni or proscuitto with arugula and goat cheese as my topping but with summer I was trying to find a lighter topping. I grilled the veggies in advance and then put them on the pizza. Grilling the veggies added a dimension of flavor, but if you're in a hurry you can skip that step.

Ingredients:
1 batch of pizza dough (recipe found here)
1/2 small red onion, sliced 1/3 inch thick
1 zucchini, sliced thinly
1 yello squash, sliced thinly
1 bell pepper
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
1 cup marinara or pizza sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup cornmeal, for dough on pizza paddle
1/2 cup flour, for rolling dough

Directions:

1. Make your pizza dough and allow to rest throughout the day.

2. Slice up zucchini, yellow squash, and red onion. Preheat a grill to high heat and grill all veggies. (Leave bell pepper whole for grilling and cut into strips later. Use a foil basket to grill tomatoes).

3. Put your grilled and cut up veggies to the side.

4. Preheat an oven to as high as it will go. If you have a pizza stone put it in the oven to preheat with the oven.

5. Roll out pizza dough using a little flour so it doesn't stick to the door. Sprinkle corn meal on your pizza paddle and place the dough on the pizza paddle. Shake the pizza paddle back and forth to make sure the dough isn't sticking before putting on the toppings.

6. Make the pizza - put 3 tbs. of sauce on the pizza and spread out with a spoon. Top with a small sprinkle of cheese as a base layer. Top with your veggies, just sprinkle them around the pizza. Now top it with more cheese to seal in the veggies.

7. Once your oven is preheated, slide in the pizza carefully. Cook until the dough is crisp and the cheese is bubbling, about 5-7 minutes.

8. Take your pizza out carefully and slide it onto a cutting board. Allow to cool for a minute or two and then slice into pizza and serve!!