| Grilling gives pizza that smoky flavor common with | | | | 1 cup shredded Italian Cheese Blend |
| pizza baked in brick or wood fired ovens. There mild | | | | 1/2 cup crumbled Feta Cheese |
| and hot varieties of Italian sausage, as well as those | | | | 1 Vine-Ripened Tomato, sliced very thin |
| that are sweeter in flavor. Choose the variety that | | | | 1-1/2 teaspoons Dried Oregano |
| suits you and your diners' tastes. The direct grill method | | | | 1 cup Fresh Basil, chopped |
| is called for in this recipe for both the Italian sausage | | | | Preparations: |
| and the pizza. Direct grilling means to grill directly over | | | | 1. Preheat gas or charcoal grill to medium high heat. |
| the heat source, whether gas, charcoal or wood, as | | | | 2. Place Italian sausages on an oiled grill rack set 4 to 5 |
| opposed the indirect method where the food is place | | | | inches over the heat. |
| on an area of the grill rack not directly over the heat. | | | | 3. Grill, using the direct grill method, turning individual |
| You could certainly use a homemade pizza dough | | | | sausages occasionally with tongs. |
| recipe for this recipe. Once the dough has risen and | | | | 4. Continue cooking the sausages until well browned |
| been shaped into pizza rounds, place the individual | | | | and cooked through, about 7 to 9 minutes. |
| rounds directly over the heat for up to 3 minutes, | | | | 5. Cool slightly and cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick slices. |
| allowing the bottom of the dough to firm and crisp. | | | | 6. Brush both sides of the ready-made pizza crust with |
| Remove the rounds from the heat, and flip so the side | | | | olive oil. |
| that has been grilled is facing up. Brush the top with | | | | 7. Gently place the ready-made crust, top-side down |
| olive oil, and proceed with topping the pizza. Return to | | | | on grill rack. |
| the grill for 3-5 minutes, until ingredients are heated | | | | 8. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes over direct heat until crust is |
| through and dough has firmed and crisped on the | | | | warm. Flip crust. |
| bottom. | | | | 9. Quickly spread pizza sauce on over topside of |
| Cooks Notes: If you are using a meat thermometer | | | | pizza crust. |
| look for an internal temperature that reaches 165 | | | | 10. Arrange sliced sausage and tomato slices on top of |
| degrees F. | | | | crust. Sprinkle with crumbled with Italian Blend and Feta |
| Grilled Mediterranean-Style Pizza with Sausage, | | | | cheeses, and dried oregano. |
| Tomato, and Feta Cheese | | | | 11. Grill over direct medium-high heat. Close or cover grill |
| Ingredients: | | | | with lid. |
| 1 (16 ounces) package Italian Sausage | | | | 12. Grill 5 to 10 minutes or until toppings are warm and |
| 1 (14 ounce) Pre-Baked Pizza Crust | | | | cheese has melted. |
| 2 tablespoons Garlic Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil | | | | 13. Remove from grill and garnish with fresh basil. |
| 2/3 cup Pizza Sauce | | | | |