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California Club Thin-Crust Pizza

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Pizza

Yield: One 14-inch pizza

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. Thin crust pizza dough (1 each)
  • Roasted Garlic Glaze, as needed (see recipe)
  • 4 oz. Grande 50/50 Blend, shredded or diced (1 cup)
  • 2 oz. Tomato, thinly sliced (12 slices)
  • 3 oz. Grilled chicken, diced (3/4 cup)
  • 1⁄2 oz. Applewood smoked bacon pieces, fully cooked (1/4 cup)
  • 1 oz. Green leaf lettuce, chopped (2 cups)
  • 2 oz. Roma tomato, diced (1/4 cup)
  • 2 oz. Avocado, diced, seasoned with salt and pepper (1/4 cup)
  • 1 oz. Buttermilk herb ranch dressing, prepared (2 tbsp.)

Directions

  1. Brush Roasted Garlic Glaze lightly over crust; top with 4 oz. Grande 50/50 Blend, 12 tomato slices, 3 oz. chicken and 1/2 oz. bacon.
  2. Bake at 500°F for 3 to 4 minutes in an impingement oven, at 500°F for 6 to 7 minutes in a deck oven or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
  3. Cut into squares; top with 1 oz. Iettuce, 2 oz. tomato and 2 oz. avocado; drizzle 1 oz. ranch dressing over top.
  4. Variations: Substitute Grande Mozzarella Mild Provolone Blend or Provolone Shred for Grande 50/50 Blend.

Roasted Garlic Glaze

Yield: 36 oz. (1 1/4 cups) glaze

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. Olive oil (1 cup)
  • 1 oz. Roasted garlic, pureed (2 tbsp.)
  • 1 oz. Butter (2 tbsp.)
  • 1⁄4 oz. Granulated garlic (1 tbsp.)
  • 2 tsp. Kosher salt
  • 1⁄2 tsp. Dried oregano
  • 1⁄4 tsp. Black pepper

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients in saucepan; whisk over low heat until blended. Reserve.

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