Pizza With Cherry Tomatoes, Halloumi, Olives, And Mint Recipe

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• or 2 pounds store-bought pizza dough
• 1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into small chunks, drained
• 12 ounces halloumi cheese, cut into small cubes
• 1 quart cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup green olives, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions, light green and white parts only
• Kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup roughly torn fresh mint leaves

1. Divide dough into 4 equal parts and place each in a covered quart-sized deli container or a zipper-lock freezer bag. Allow to rest at room temperature for at least 2 hours before baking.
2. Adjust oven rack to 6 inches under broiler and place stone or steel on rack. Preheat oven to highest possible temperature (500 or 550u0b0F) for at least 45 minutes. Alternatively, use a
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4. When ready to bake, turn one dough ball out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently press out dough into a rough 8-inch circle, leaving the outer 1 inch higher than the center. Gently stretch dough into a 10- to 12-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick, by draping over knuckles and gently stretching. Transfer to floured wooden pizza peel.
5. Preheat broiler to high. Spread 1/4 of mozzarella over pizza, followed by 1/4 of halloumi, 1/4 of tomatoes, 1/4 of olives, and 1/4 of scallions. Sprinkle lightly with salt and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
6. Transfer pizza to hot stone or steel and broil, rotating regularly for even cooking, until edges are puffed and lightly charred and bottom is crisp, 3 to 6 minutes total. Retrieve pizza with a metal peel and transfer to a cutting board. Allow to rest 1 minute. Sprinkle with 1/4 of mint, slice, and serve. Meanwhile, switch oven back to 550u0b0F to reheat stone for remaining pizzas.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for remaining pizzas.

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Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/07/pizza-cherry-tomato-halloumi-olive-mint-recipe.html (may not work)