Caprese Tartlets

Name: Caprese Tartlets
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 4 servings Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling, optional; 3 Tbsps cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 8 fresh basil leaves, chiffonade; 113 grams fresh mozzarella (approximately 2-inch ball), thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced; 8 slices white bread

Caprese Tartlets is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 401 calories, 12g of protein, and 25g of fat. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in roughly 23 minutes. Many people really liked this Mediterranean dish. Head to the store and pick up bread, mozzarella, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Remove the crusts from the bread and using a large spoon or rolling pin, gently press the slices of bread down flat until they are thin and almost doughy.

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Bread

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Brush both sides of the bread with olive oil. Press the slices in the muffin tin, to form tartlet shells. Set aside.

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Tartlet Shells

Olive Oil

Bread

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In a small bowl, using a fork to combine, mix together the cream cheese, garlic powder, dried basil, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy. Drop about a teaspoon of the cream cheese into the bottom of each muffin tin.

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Garlic Powder

Cream Cheese

Dried Basil

Pepper

Salt

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Bowl

Bake the tartlets until golden and crusty, 12 to 13 minutes.

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Meanwhile, liberally salt the tomato slices. Once the tartlet shells are golden, remove them from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.

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Place a slice of mozzarella on top of the cream cheese, then layer on a tomato slice or two. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, if using.

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Ground Black Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar

Cream Cheese

Mozzarella

Olive Oil

Tomato

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Garnish with basil chiffonade.

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Basil

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Servings:

4servings

Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling, optional 3Tbsps

cream cheese, softened 1teaspoon

dried basil 8

fresh basil leaves, chiffonade 113grams

fresh mozzarella (approximately 2-inch ball), thinly sliced 1teaspoon

garlic powder 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 59milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 2

Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced 8slices

white bread

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Tartlet works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "