Margherita Pizza (gluten Free)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• pizza crust (garlic-herb pizza crust (gluten free) or your own pizza crust recipe)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
• 4 garlic cloves, thinnly sliced
• 1 lb fresh block mozzarella cheese (maybe a little less)
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 -5 vine ripe tomatoes, sliced thin
• 1/3 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees. cook pizza crust 10 minutes (or as directed in recipe - until it is mostly cooked).
• 2 drizzle cooked crust with a little more than 1 tbsp of the olive oil and use a brush to spread until the entire crust is moistened, adding more olive oil as needed.
• 3 spread sliced garlic evenly on top.
• 4 top with a single layer of 1/4" thick slices of mozzarella (or a thickness to your liking) and then fill in any gaps in between the slices by sprinkling with the shredded mozzarella.
• 5 place thinnly sliced tomatoes on top of cheese in a single layer, spaced close together (they will shrink and spread apart when baked).
• 6 sprinkle with roughly chopped basil.
• 7 drizzle with the remaining olive oil (about 1/2 tbsp) and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
• 8 bake 15 minutes or until tomatoes are crinkly and mozzarella is soft and slightly browned in some areas.