Pull-Apart Mini Pizza Sandwiches

Ingredients

• Tomato Sauce

  • 1 can (14 oz/398 ml) diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil, plus more for brushing
  • 1 tbsp dried black olives, pitted and chopped (optional)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano, plus more for sprinkling
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes

• Sandwiches

  • 12 mini brioche hamburger buns, pulled apart and cut in half horizontally
  • 3 oz (85 g) pepperoni slices
  • ½ cup (140 g) store-bought roasted bell peppers, drained and coarsely chopped
  • 1 ½ cups (150 g) mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 24 basil leaves