I read through a few different recipes and techniques and decided on this one from the kitchn. I even went all out and made the dough they recommended. It was quite tasty even at my first go! You can find the recipe I used here, but before you do here are a few tips I learned from grilling pizza.

How to Grill Pizza

1. Make the dough a day ahead. The pizza dough was very easy to make. However, even though there was an option for then making the pizza within an hour or so, I found that the dough was really best refrigerated and then used within 24-48 hours.

 

2. Spread your pizza dough thin. It took me a few tries to get this right and I look forward to perfecting it even more this summer, but I was tentative with my dough. I was afraid to make it too thin because it might burn too fast. The reality was it puffed up pretty quickly and was a little doughier than I would have liked. For me thinner is better. Also, I wasn’t too worried about the shape. Perfect circles are overrated, ha!

 

3. Get yourself organized. While the grill is heating up, use that 10 or so minutes to make a station next to the grill that includes a bowl of sauce with a ladle, olive oil with a brush, cheese and toppings. This technique asks you to cook one side of the pizza, flip it and then immediately dress the top while its cooks another 5 min or so. That means you have to be fast and being organized helps tremendously!

 

4. Take it slow. My first attempt had me heating up the entire grill surface and grilling four at a time. They cooked so fast that a few got scorched. Next time, I will cook two at a time so I can keep up and also get a good sense of when they’re done and ready to flip, dress, and eat!

 

5. Have fun with it! Why not throw a pizza party poolside? It’s a great alternative to classic grill food, yet it’s still quite the crowd pleaser. Yum!