Every Friday is Pizza Friday!

Ingredient List 

• 2 Garlic Bulbs
• Olive Oil
• Trader Joes Garlic & Herb Pizza Dough
• 12-16 oz jar of Pizza Sauce
• Follow your Heart Cheese Mozzarella
• Smart Deli Pepperoni or your favorite toppings 

 This is optional but it is definitely worth the effort.  

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Remove the leaves from two garlic bulbs by rubbing lightly.
3. Cut off the tips of the garlic cloves to expose garlic within each clove.
4. Put the cloves in aluminum foil and pour olive oil over the garlic. Fold the foil tight around the bulbs place in a glass pan.
5. Put in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour.
6. Once the garlic is finished baking remove from the oven and cool.
7. Pop out the garlic cloves into a shallow bowl crush and mix with the a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Put aside for later. 

 Now for the Pizza

1. Preheat the oven at 500 degrees F.
2. Roll out pizza dough and place on a greased cookie sheet for the best crisp. You can’t roll it too thin!
3. Cut off the excess but leave enough to make the crust.
4. Brush on the garlic and oil mixture on the crust.
5. Heat the sauce and use the back of a ladle to distribute the sauce on the pizza in a spiral motion.
6. Cut the ‘Follow your Heart’ Mozzarella so that it appears shredded.
7. Add your favorite toppings. We sometimes use vegan pepperoni on half our pizza. Thinly sliced portabella mushrooms and onions is my favorite topping. If using a veggie as a topping make sure to sautéed them before putting on your pizza.
8. Put on the top shelf and bake for 15 to 20. 

The cheese should melt but if it doesn’t once switch the oven to broil on Hi. Watch intensely- I often burn things when I put the oven on Hi broil because I forget about it. If you have the same problem – I suggest you leave the oven door open when broiling anything to help you remember something is in there.

Bon Appetit!