Stacked Caprese Salad Recipe 455

STACKED CAPRESE SALAD RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Cook the asparagus: Boil salted water in a pot. Add the asparagus spears. Cook the asparagus for roughly 2 minutes. Remove asparagus from pot and shock in ice water to stop the cooking and chill the asparagus. Slice the tomato roughly 1/2-inch thick. Slice the mozzarella roughly the same size as the tomato slices. Layer on a plate in order listed: Salted tomato, Basil leaves, Mozzarella, season with freshly ground black pepper. Another tomato slice, salted. Asparagus spears (alternating direction), drizzled with a little lemon infused olive oil. Slice of mozzarella, peppered More basil leaves. Last slice of tomato. Garnish with micro greens. Drop little drops of balsamic vinegar on serving plate. Serve & enjoy! :)

BAKED CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Arrange slices of baguette onto a baking sheet and brush both sides of each slice with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt.
• Toast the bread in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Flip the bread slices over and top each slice with a slice of tomato and a slice of mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with salt.
• Return crostini to the oven and bake until tomato and mozzarella slices are warmed through, about 5 more minutes.
• Arrange the crostini onto a serving platter and sprinkle with basil. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle lightly with more sea salt and black pepper.

THE BEST CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange tomato slices, mozzarella slices, and basil leaves on a serving plate, alternating between them. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

CAPRESE SALAD WITH CAPER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Use a serrated knife to slice each ball of mozzarella into 4 slices. Repeat with the tomatoes, cutting each into 4 slices.
• Stack 2 slices of tomato and 2 slices of mozzarella, alternating as you stack, on each of 4 serving plates. As you stack, season each tomato slice with a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a blender, combine the olive oil, lemon juice and [half] of the capers. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Drizzle a bit of the dressing over each mozzarella-­tomato stack. Scatter basil ribbons, a few of the remaining capers and a bit of the lemon zest over each stack.

PEACH CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Tear mozzarella into large pieces. On 2 large plates, arrange lettuce, peach wedges, tomato wedges, mozzarella and basil. Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar; sprinkle with salt and pepper.