Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing

Name: Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 fillets anchovy fillets; 12 basil leaves, cut into chiffonade; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 cloves garlic, peeled, coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps honey; 454 grams mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced; 118 milliliters olive oil; 177 milliliters pure olive oil; 473 milliliters kalamata or nicoise olives, pitted; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 kilograms ripe tomatoes, (beefsteak, yellow, and heirloom), sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds

Need a gluten free, primal, and pescatarian main course? Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 778 calories, 21g of protein, and 72g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of honey, basil leaves, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.

Instructions

Place a tomato slice on a plate and spread with some of the tapenade. Then place a slice of the mozzarella on top, add a few basil leaves, and finish with another tomato slice. You can add another layer to make Napoleon as high as you desire. Top with another small spoonful of the tapenade and then drizzle the Sweet Basil Dressing over the tomato and around the plate.

Ingredients you will need

Fresh Basil

Mozzarella

Spread

Tomato

Basil

Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil and repeat to make 4 to 6 plates.

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Fresh Basil

Combine olives, garlic, anchovies and pine nuts in a food processor and process until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Anchovies

Pine Nuts

Garlic

Olives

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Whisk together vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then stir in the basil.

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Salt And Pepper

Dijon Mustard