Grilled French Bread Pizza with Mushroom Pesto and Fontina Cheese

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2007

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Mushrooms

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 to 4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1-ounce dried porcini mushrooms
1 pound cremini or white button mushrooms, stems removed
1/4 cup canola oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Whole head roasted garlic, pulp removed
1/4 cup toasted walnuts
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 loaf French bread, about 24 inches long, sliced in 1/2 lengthwise
2 1/2 cups grated fontina cheese

Directions

Place the porcini mushrooms in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let sit until softened, 30 minutes.

Heat the grill to high.

Brush the cremini or white button mushroom caps with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the mushrooms on the grill, cap side down and grill until golden brown and slightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the caps over and continue grilling until the mushrooms are cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Remove from the grill, let cool slightly then coarsely chop.

Remove the porcinis from the soaking liquid and place in the bowl of a food processor with a few tablespoons of the soaking liquid. Add cremini mushrooms, garlic pulp, walnuts, parsley and thyme in a food processor and process until finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add 1/2 cup of the olive oil and process until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of the Romano cheese and pulse a few times to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper.

Brush the bread on the cut side with the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Evenly spread the pesto over the cut side of each half of bread. Top the pesto with the fontina cheese, return to the grill, cheese side up, close the cover of the grill and cook until the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from the grill and sprinkle with the remaining Romano.

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recipe Grilled French Bread Pizza with Mushroom Pesto and Fontina Cheese
nancy fulshear, TX 05-30-2009
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for guests along with other gourmet pizzas. Everyone raved about this pizza in particular. The only change I... would make is to stick to white button mushrooms &/or portebellas. The mushrooms in the recipe were added to so many other ingrediants that you couldn't depict the individual flavors. No one could tell that that I spent $4.99 for one ounce of porcini mushrooms - so why bother?Read more
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Amanda Luling, TX 05-18-2009
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Very good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a really good recipe and easy to make!
recipe Grilled French Bread Pizza with Mushroom Pesto and Fontina Cheese
BETH Penfield, NY 03-08-2009
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Absolutely delicious!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is fabulous and full of great grill flavor. I too burned some of my bread on the bottom so next time will make... sure my grill is very low. Count on quite a bit of prep time with all the steps involved, which I did not and was preparing right up until company arrived; however it was well worth it. I'm considering making just the mushroom pesto and storing it in a jar(s) for a quick and delicious appetizer broiled on french baguette slices...yum, your guests will love it and it's so unusual. Thanks Bobby!Read more
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Andrea Walled Lake, MI 09-17-2008
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Be Careful!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The bottom of the bread burnt before the cheese melted. Probably my fault.. because I used a charcoal grill? Anyway,... despite this it was delicious and I will definitely make again.. but in the oven next time.Read more
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sherilyne aberdeen, SD 06-18-2008
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A WINNER!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We loved this so much that I make it every weekend. It goes with any grilled meat.
recipe Grilled French Bread Pizza with Mushroom Pesto and Fontina Cheese
Anonymous 03-17-2008
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Bobby does it again.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was very tasty. I loved it and would definitely make it again.