Friday Night Favorite

I am so far behind in posting and catching up with you!


It's been a busy, but fun, summer so far. Rather than trying to "catch up," I'm just going to start from this point and work backwards.


So, here we go ...




We love pizza on the grill and caesar salad so this is the best of both worlds! 


There is something about the ability to linger a littler longer over dinner on a Friday night ... and enjoy a second glass of wine ;)





I don't measure ingredients when it comes to making pizza. It's all done by sight and how hungry we are.


I make my own pizza dough but store bought works just as well.


Tonight's toppings ~
*grilled chicken {marinade at bottom}
*garlic and herb cheese spread
* parmesan cheese
*fontina cheese
*chopped romaine lettuce
*olive oil with pepper flakes



Heat your grill to a low temperature.


Brush olive oil on the grill to prevent sticking ~ don't skip or you'll be scrapping your dinner off ~ not very eye appealing or tasty!


Stretch out your dough to desired thickness {the thinner side works best} and place on grill. Grill only until slightly browned and flip over carefully ~ mine had a little accident along the way. Oops.





Now you're ready to load on the goodies!


*brush on a very thin layer of olive oil
*spread on the garlic and herb cheese
*sprinkle on the fontina
*layer the grilled chicken




Put the lid down and wait for the cheese to melt {yummy!} and the pizza dough to finish baking. 


Don't venture far the grill at this point because you don't want it to burn.



Pull the pizza off the grill, top it with the caesar salad {I dress mine before I take it out to the grill} and sprinkle on a little Parmesan cheese.




Come and get it hot off the grill!


I promise you'll love this ... call me when it's ready; I'll be right over!


Salad dressing


* 2 {or more if you really like garlic ~ we do!} garlic cloves grated
* 1 juicy lemon ~ you could use two if they aren't providing enough
* 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
* 1 1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste ~ this is the deal breaker for the dressing so don't skip
* 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
* 1/4 to 1/3 cup olive oil


* 1 large or a couple small heads of romaine lettuce


This recipe makes more dressing than you'll need for the pizza so you'll have enough to enjoy for a couple of days.




Chicken marinade
Adapted from Wolfgang Puck


* 2 large chicken breasts {use 1 for the pizza and save the other to put on salads for lunch}
* 1/2 cup olive oil
* 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
* 2 large jalapeno peppers seed and finely chopped {I used hot peppers from my garden this time}
* 3 cloves garlic finely chopped {use less if you'd like}
* 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro
* pinch of kosher salt


Marinate for at least 1 1/2 hours so it has time to absorb the flavors.


I've used this marinade for chicken skewers as well.

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