Sweet & Savoury are an unmatched flavour combination – bursts of sweetness on your palate accompanied by savoury umami flavours that brings the whole bite together, we are always looking for more recipes where we can recreate these combinations. This grilled peach pizza takes one of the summer’s most delicious and flavourful fruits and elevates its sweetness by grilling it and putting it on a pizza!
This is the perfect summer bbq recipe, great for a backyard dinner or to bring to a picnic. Here’s how to make it:
Ingredients:
1 pound pizza dough
Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 to 2 cups fresh mozzarella
1 peach cut into ¼ inch thick wedges
1/3 cup fresh basil
Reduced Balsamic to garnish (optional)
Preparation:
Prep your grill on high heat.
Shape the dough into 2 medium pizzas on a clean floured surface. Let the dough sit for 5 minutes and then re-form to make sure it’s as big as you’d like. Place the pizza dough on a lightly floured rimless baking sheet, or pizza stone.
Brush one side of the dough with olive oil. Transfer the dough, olive oil side down, to the grill. Grill the dough for about 2 minutes with the lid closed. Drizzle the top side with olive oil. Using a pair of tongs flip the dough over onto the other side and cook for about 2 minutes more. The dough should be golden brown with grill marks on both sides.
Once the dough is cooked, remove it from the grill and place it back onto the pizza stone.
Brush more olive oil over the pizza and sprinkle with garlic. Arrange the mozzarella on top and place back onto the grill until the cheese has melted.
Place your peaches on the grill until you get nice grill marks on each side.
Using tongs or a peel, remove the pizza from the grill and top with your grilled peaches ,and fresh basil. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper as needed. We also recommend adding a drizzle of reduced balsamic if desired. Slice and serve.
This pizza is entirely customizable, so if you’d like to add ingredients like caramelized onions, or goat cheese or some prosciutto – you absolutely can! The star of the show are these beautiful grilled peaches that bring the delicious savoury flavours of this rustic grilled pizza together and make it that much more special. If you make this recipe and want to share with us, tag us on Instagram @stokesstores and use the hashtag #StokesMoments.