Margarita Pizza

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees with either a pizza stone or sheet tray inside of the oven to get hot. 

To make the garlic oil, warm the oil and minced garlic in a pan until JUST fragrant, about 3-4 minutes (you don’t want any color on the garlic). Turn off the heat and set aside. 

Roll out one ball of the dough on a lightly floured surface into roughly the same shape as your sheet tray (about 16×12 inches). If the dough starts sticking to your rolling pin just dust some flour on it. 

Remove the sheet tray from the oven and drizzle the pan with 1 tbsp. of regular olive oil (sometimes I spray the pan with cooking spray as well to make it extra non-stick).. Then, carefully place the rolled out dough onto the hot tray. Use your hands to manually spread out the dough into the corners of the pan. Drizzle a little of the garlic-infused olive oil over the dough (save the rest for garnish). Next, spread the crust with the enough marinara sauce to lightly coat. Return the tray to the oven and bake the pizza halfway (about 7 minutes). Remove from the oven and add the slices of mozzarella. Return to the oven to finish cooking. Once the pizza dough is lightly golden and the cheese has melted, remove the dough (about another 7 minutes). 

Garnish with a drizzle of garlic olive oil, a pinch of salt, and fresh basil leaves. 

For the Salad:

Whisk all the dressing ingredients in a bowl. 

In a large salad bowl add all of the salad ingredients. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Enjoy!