Grilled Summer Vegetable Pizza with Sweet Onions

There’s always an abundance of veggies like Vidalia onions, tomatoes, zucchini and mushrooms during the summer. For the pizza recipe, we grill the veggies first to give them a delicious flavor then add to our pizza along with fresh mozzarella for a meal the whole family loves. Have different veggies on hand? This pizza is customizable to your favorite toppings! Recipe and photography courtesy of Healthy Family Project.

Ingredients

3 plum tomatoes, sliced
½ small sweet onion, sliced
½ zucchini, sliced
1 large portabella mushroom, sliced
1 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
½ tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 (12-inch) premade whole wheat pizza crust
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 (4 oz) part-skim mozzarella ball, sliced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF (177°C).
Place red pepper, broccoli, and onion in a shallow 15x10-inch baking pan. Toss vegetables with 1 Tbsp olive oil and spread out in a single layer.
Bake, about 20 to 25 mins. or until tender and lightly browned. Drain any juices and discard.
Brush pizza crust with remaining 1 tsp olive oil.
Spread cream cheese over pizza crust.
Layer 1 cup mozzarella cheese over cream cheese; top with roasted vegetables.
Top with spinach, pine nuts, remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and tomato slices.
Increase oven temperature to 425ºF (220°C).
Place pizza crust directly on oven rack or on a pizza pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
Cut into wedges and serve.

If you like this recipe, try our BBQ Chicken Pizza with Sweet Onions!