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Muffaletta Pizza

Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Ready In: 1 Hour
Yields: 6 servings

"This baked New Orleans style appetizer pizza is topped with exciting ingredients, including a delicious, spicy olive salad, deli meats and cheeses."

INGREDIENTS:

8 jumbo black olives, pitted

8 pitted green olives

2 tablespoons chopped celery

2 tablespoons chopped red

onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

6 leaves chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh

parsley

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

salt and freshly ground black

pepper to taste

1 (16 ounce) package ready

made pizza crust

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder to

taste

salt to taste

2 ounces shredded mozzarella

cheese

2 ounces shredded provolone

cheese

2 ounces grated Parmesan

cheese

2 ounces thinly sliced hard

salami, cut into strips

2 ounces thinly sliced

mortadella, cut into strips

4 ounces thinly sliced

prosciutto, cut into strips

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a medium bowl, mix jumbo black olives, green olives, celery, red onion, garlic, basil, parsley, olive oil, oregano, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until using.
2.	Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Sprinkle pizza crust with olive oil, salt and garlic powder.
3.	Place the crust directly on the oven rack. Bake for about 5 minutes. Do not allow crust to become overly browned or crisp. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
4.	In a medium bowl, mix together mozzarella cheese, Provolone cheese, Parmesan cheese, hard salami, mortadella and prosciutto. Stir in the olive mixture.
5.	Preheat the broiler. Spread the cheese and vegetable mixture over the baked pizza crust.
6.	Broil 5 minutes, or until cheeses are melted and meats are lightly browned. Cut into 3 inch squares and serve immediately.

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