Olive Graden Caprese Flatbread

By edrss10

Ingredients

• 8 Roma or plum tomatoes, diced
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/2 cup mayonaise
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 20 medium fresh basil leaves, stemmes and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 14 TBsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 11 oz container or refrigerated thin crust pizza dough

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F

Dice tomatoes into small pieces. Transfer to a mixing bowl.

Add chopped garlic, salt, pepper, 1/2 of chopped basil (about 1/4 cup)

Set aside and allow mixture to marinate for 10 minutes.

Flatten pizza dough into rectangle pan as indicated on package, reaching to pan edges

Drizzle dough with olive oil and brush it over dough.

Bake dough at 350 F for 10 minutes on center rack

Remove for oven and allow to cool slightly, about 2 minutes.

Cut garlic clove in half and rub, cut side down, into the surface of the bread. The slight warmth of the bread will help extract the garlic flavor.

Allow bread to cool completly, about 10 minutes.

Increase oven temperture to 450 F.

COmbine mayonnaise and garlic powder in a mixing bowl. Evenly spreaf into the bread's surface.

Top with shredded mozzarella to evenly cover surface.

Drain tomato mixture and spread evenly over the bread.

Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

Return flatbreaf to oven for 5-7 more minutes or until golden, crisp and bubbly.

Garnish with remaining chopped basil and serve.