Baked Caprese Salad

Name: Baked Caprese Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 loaf baguette, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (about 30 to 36 slices); 1 bunch fresh basil leaves, stemmed; 567 grams fresh mozzarella, sliced; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 5 Roma tomatoes, sliced; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Baked Caprese Salad

Need a vegetarian main course? Baked Caprese Salad could be a spectacular recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 364 calories, 19g of protein, and 24g of fat. If you have salt and pepper, basil leaves, mozzarella, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

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Arrange the sliced baguette bread on a baking sheet.

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Baguette

Bread

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Brush with some of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt.

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Bake until the bread is pale golden and crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Remove from the oven. Top each slice of bread with a slice of tomato and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each slice of tomato with a slice of mozzarella and sprinkle with salt. Return the baking sheet to the oven until the cheese and tomato are warmed, about 5 minutes.

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