Fire Grilled Pizza

A New Approach to the Best Food

When you want a break from the typical burgers and dogs, Fire Grilled Pizza makes for a fun, unique cookout meal. All it takes is fresh mozzarella. good tomato sauce, pita bread, and your choice of toppings for a delicious summer grill meal.

I love Wood Fired Pizza, and I mean LOVE! But I don’t always feel like going out to eat it and Wood Fired pizza that’s delivered just isn’t right by the time it gets to my house.

I do make pizza using homemade dough a couple of times a year, but let’s face it, it isn’t quite the same as pizza with a perfectly cracker-like charred crust. Making dough, letting it rise and trying to manipulate it into the oven, especially when it’s hot, just isn’t fun either.

I decided to try a few different ways to make a Wood Fire-like tasting pizza without the fuss. I am proud to say, I succeeded.

After experimenting with at least twenty different pre-made crusts and doughs, I found something that works great and it may be surprising.

The solution lies in three little words, Lebanese – Pita – Bread.

Pita Pizza

What is Lebanese Pita Bread you ask? The Lebanese Pita is a large flat pita bread about the size of a pizza.

It is hollow in the middle and soft on the outer layers, PERFECT for making grilled pizza!

By using the pita, you can easily make as many pizzas as your guests, and your grill, can handle.

If you have a Middle Eastern market near you, you can enjoy the luxury of buying the pitas fresh baked.

The pitas look like this

If you do not have access to Lebanese Pita Bread, I have made this recipe using other types of pita bread that are lighter in texture and I have even used Naan bread that I purchased at Aldi.

These two options work almost as well.

Once you find the right pita bread, the rest of the process is simple. 

How to Make Fire Grilled Pizza with Pita

You’ll want to get your grill very hot. I suggest closing the lid and turning the burners all the way up while you get the pita ready by brushing both sides of each pita with olive oil.

Once your grill has heated up, turn the burners down to low and give each pita a quick char on just one side each before removing them from the grill. Since you already heated your grill up they’ll be toasting fast so make sure they aren’t incinerated.

After removing the pitas from the grill, turn the heat back up. Put more olive oil on each side and then put your sauce, cheese, and chosen toppings on top of the charred side.

Act fast! Keep the grill cover closed and turn off all of the burners but one. Place your pizzas on the grill avoiding the still lit burner as quickly as possible to keep the heat from getting out.

Give the pizzas a few minutes, depending on how hot your grill gets, before taking a tiny peek to see if the cheese is melted and done to your preference.

If you don’t have a large grill to fit more than one pizza, make sure you get the grill super hot in between each batch by turning on all the burners. Just be sure to follow the steps for each of your pizzas.

 

You will find that the crust on this pizza gets perfectly charred, crisp, and slightly chewy. In my opinion it is a perfect summer pizza.

Get creative with your toppings and make sure to treat yourself to an icy cold bottle of Prosecco.

Enjoy!

For another great grilling idea check out my recipe for SKIRT STEAK!