Recipe - Grilled Zucchini Squash Tomato Pizza With Fried Garlic

3 tablespoon Olive oil
5 Cloves garlic; minced
2 Teninch long zucchini; cut
Lengthwise into 1/4inch
strips
3 md Yellow summer squashes; cut
Lengthwise into 1/4inch
strips
Coarse sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Batch basic pizza dough; see
recipe
OR two 12inch prebaked
pizza crusts
2 cup Tomato sauce
4 Plum tomatoes; cut
lengthwise
Into 1/4inch slices
1 tablespoon Finely chopped fresh
rosemary

1. Preheat the oven, with a baking stone or baking sheet inside, to 500F.
Prepare and stretch out dough (as described in dough recipe) to make two
12inch pizzas. Cover pizzas with a clean dishcloth and let rise until soft
and slightly puffy (10 to 20 minutes).

2. Heat oil in a small skillet. Fry garlic over medium heat for 1 minute or
until golden brown. Drain the garlic in a strainer over a bowl, reserving
oil. Blot garlic pieces dry with a paper towel to keep them from getting
soggy.

3. Preheat a barbecue grill or broiler to high. Lightly brush the zucchini
and squash slices with garlic oil (2 to 3 teaspoons) and sprinkle with salt
and pepper. Grill vegetables over high heat until lightly charred (3 to 5
minutes per side). Transfer to a platter and cool.

4. Spread tomato sauce on top of crusts. Arrange the zucchini, squash, and
tomato slices in rows, alternating colors. Sprinkle with rosemary, fried
garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle a little of the remaining
garlic oil over the vegetables; use the rest to brush the edges of the
pizzas.

5. Slide pizzas onto the baking stone or preheated baking sheet. Bake until
the crust is puffy and nicely browned (6 to 8 minutes), turning as needed
for even baking.

NOTES : I love this colorful pizza, made with zucchini and yellow squash
grilled to bring out a smoky flavor. You don't need cheese because the
garlic provides so much flavor. Steve

Recipe by: Steven Raichlen, article http://www.newchoices.com/

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