Pear Goat Cheese and Italian Sausage Pizza with Roasted Garlic and Fresh Basil

INGREDIENTS

pizza dough, homemade or store bought

head garlic

2 tbsp

olive oil (, divided)

1/4 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

2 pinches

salt

1 1/2

barlett pears (, sliced thin)

6 oz

low-moisture mozzarella cheese (, diced into 1/2-inch cubes*)

3 oz

goat cheese (, crumbled)

5 oz

Italian sausage ((good quality), cooked and crumbled as cooking**)

Yellow corn meal (, for dusting)

1/4 cup

fresh basil leaves (, chopped into thin ribbons)