Pizza Night Is Taken To A New Level!

The following recipe is a Mario Batali creation! The recipe will take about one hour and 45 minutes in total to make, so allow enough time before you have guests over to make and cook the pizzas. The following recipe is measured out to make four pizzas, ten inches in diameter which is approximately 8 servings depending on how you cut them. Adjust the recipe measurements according to your needs.

Grilled Margherita and Olive-Fontina Pizzas

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-margherita-and-olive-fontina-pizzas

Ingredients

Dough

• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 cups warm water
• 2 packages dry active yeast
• 7 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing
• 3 tablespoons kosher salt

Olive-fontina topping

• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 pound Italian Fontina cheese, coarsely shredded (2 cups)
• 1/2 cup pitted black Moroccan olives, chopped

Margarita Topping

• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/2 pound mozzarella, coarsely shredded (2 cups)
• 1/2 cup torn basil leaves
• Maldon salt, for sprinkling (see Note)

Instructions

1. In a very large bowl, stir the honey into the water until dissolved. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand until foamy, about 8 minutes. Stir in the flour, the 1/4 cup of olive oil, and the salt until blended. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
2. On the floured work surface, punch down the dough and cut into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place on an oiled baking sheet. Rub the dough balls with oil, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
3. Light a grill. When the coals are hot, push two-thirds to one side for a fire; spread the remaining coals on the other side for a medium-hot fire.
4. In a small cast-iron skillet, toast the pine nuts over the medium-hot fire, shaking the pan, until the nuts are golden and fragrant, about 1 minute. Arrange all the topping ingredients near the grill.
5. On a lightly oiled work surface or sheet pan, press 1 dough ball into a thin, roughly shaped, 10-inch round. Repeat with the remaining dough balls. Carefully set 1 dough round over the fire and grill until firm on the bottom and easy to lift, about 1 minute. Using tongs, move the crust to the medium-hot fire and continue grilling until the bottom is deeply browned and blistered, about 2 minutes longer. Carefully flip the crust and return it to the fire until cooked through, about 1 minute.
6. Slide the crust back to the medium-hot fire and top with 1 cup of the shredded Fontina and 1/4 cup each of the olives and pine nuts. Cover the grill and cook until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Transfer the grilled pizza to a cutting board; cut into pieces and serve. Grill another dough round, and top it with the remaining Fontina, olives, and pine nuts.
7. Grill another dough round on both sides. Slide to the medium-hot fire, spread with 1 cup of the tomato sauce, and top with 1 cup of the mozzarella. Cover the grill and cook until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and scatter half of the basil on top. Sprinkle the pizza with Maldon salt, cut into pieces and serve. Repeat with the remaining dough round, tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, and salt.

Make-Ahead

1. The pizza dough can be prepared through Step 2 and frozen for up to 1 month.

Notes

1. English Maldon salt—which has unusual pyramid-shaped crystals and a wonderfully mild flavor—is available at specialty food stores. Alternatively, you can substitute French fleur de sel or another sea salt.