3 Ways To Make Caprese Dishes
Another few quick, delicious appetisers or meals to make when you don't want to put in too much effort or you just want want to have tasty food!
Caprese Salad or Insalata Caprese, as the Italians say, is a salad made up of tomatoes, mozzarella cheese & basil, seasoned with olive oil and vinegar.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes Slices/ Cubes/ Cherry Tomatoes
Basil
Mixed Salad Leaves (Spinach, Red Cabbage, Etc (Optional))
Mozzarella Cheese Slices/ Cubes/ Small Balls
Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Brown Bread (For Sandwich Only)
Butter (For Sandwich Only)
Classic Caprese Salad
1) Get all ingredients ready; Tomatoes cubes, Basil, Mozzarella Cheese, Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper (and Mixed Salad Leaves if you re using them).
2) Wash the tomatoes and basil if not done already(and Mixed Salad Leaves if you re using them).
3) Cut the cherry tomatoes into half & the mozzarella cheese into cubes.
4) Put the cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil leaves, salt and pepper into a salad bowl. Using salad spoons/ servers, mix everything in the bowl.
5) Once mixed, pour the balsamic vinegar and olive oil onto the salad. If you want you can mix it with the rest of the salad or just leave it on top for show.
6) It's ready to be served!
Caprese Skewers
1) Get all ingredients ready; Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Mozzarella Cheese, Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper.
2) Wash the tomatoes and basil if not done already.
3) Get toothpicks out.
4) Fold pieces of basil into half
5) Start by putting a cherry tomato on the bottom of the toothpick, then 1 folded piece of basil, a mozzarella small ball, then 1 folded piece of basil on top of the mozzarella and finally one more cherry tomato.
6) Put this on a plate
7) Repeat the same steps for the next toothpicks.
8) Once you finish, sprinkle salt and pepper onto all the skewers and add some balsamic vinegar and olive oil too.
9) It's ready to be served!
Caprese Sandwich
1) Get all ingredients ready; Tomato Slices, Basil, Mozzarella Cheese, Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, Brown Bread and Butter.
2) Wash the tomatoes and basil if not done already.
3) Using a butter knife, apply butter onto two slices of bread.
4) Put mozzarella slices onto one slice of bread. Fill up the bread with it. On top of it add salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
5) On top of mozzarella slices, add tomato slices. Cover the mozzarella with the tomatoes fully.
6) On top of the tomatoes, add the basil leaves and cover the tomatoes.
7) Add the second slice of bread on top of the basil leaves.
8) It's ready to be served!
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