Bruschetta Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 pound pizza dough
• 2 tomatoes , seeded and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 4 basils leaves , torn
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 5 slices mozzarella cheese , 1 ounce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat a gas grill with all the burners on High for 10 to 15 minutes. Shape the pizza dough.

2. 2

   Stir tomatoes, garlic, and basil together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

3. 3

   Reduce the flame on half of the grill burners to Low, to create areas of direct and indirect heat.

4. 4

   Carefully place dough onto the grill over direct heat. Close the cover. Let dough grill until the bottom is just barely cooked and shows char marks, 1 to 3 minutes.

5. 5

   Use tongs to flip pizza dough over; move to the indirect heat. Brush dough with olive oil, and sprinkle with garlic powder. Place mozzarella slices on pizza.

6. 6

   Grill until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Carefully remove pizza from the grill.

7. 7

   Top with tomato bruschetta and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Slice into wedges and serve.