Cooking Light: Summer Squash Grilled Pizza Recipe

Shake up your family’s pizza night with this Summer Squash Pizza recipe from our friends at Cooking Light! In season squash and zucchini, a sweet balsamic marinade, pecorino cheese, and a crisp crust make this grilled pizza recipe recipe a hit with kids of all ages. Get the kids involved in the kitchen by allowing them to use their pinching fingers to tear the fresh basil into small pieces and pick the fresh oregano from the stem. They can also help top the pizza after all the ingredients have been prepped. View the recipe below and click here for other Superfast Summer Recipes from Cooking Light.

Summer Squash Pizza

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into (1/4-inch-thick) slices
1 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise into (1/4-inch-thick) slices
Cooking spray
1 (12-inch) packaged pizza crust, or homemade
2 plum tomatoes, cut into (1/8-inch-thick) slices
1/4 cup (1 ounce) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

Instructions

1. Prepare grill.

2. Combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, zucchini slices, and yellow squash slices in a large bowl, tossing gently to coat. Place squash mixture on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 2 minutes on each side or until tender.

3. Reduce grill temperature to medium.

4. Lightly coat pizza crust with cooking spray; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Arrange zucchini and squash over crust. Arrange tomatoes over squash; sprinkle with pecorino Romano cheese. Grill 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove from grill; sprinkle with basil and oregano.