Baked Caprese Salad

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Baked Caprese Salad). A baguette of French bread is cut into slices and toasted with roma tomato and fresh mozzarella cheese slices, then sprinkled with snipped fresh basil leaves and drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 15

Yield: 30 crostini

Baked Caprese Salad

Ingredients

1 large French baguette (15 inches long)

sliced 1/2-inch thick

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

sea salt to taste

5 roma (plum) tomatoes

sliced

1 ¼ pounds fresh mozzarella cheese

sliced

1 bunch fresh basil

leaves removed and coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

ground black pepper to taste

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Arrange slices of baguette onto a baking sheet and brush both sides of each slice with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Return crostini to the oven and bake until tomato and mozzarella slices are warmed through about 5 more minutes.

Step 5

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.

Nutritional Information

Baked Caprese Salad

Servings Per Recipe:15

Calories: 233.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 10.7g 21%

Carbohydrates: 18.9g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 2.2g

Fat: 12.3g 19%

Saturated Fat: 6.1g 30%

Cholesterol: 29.8mg 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 738.2IU 15%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.3mg 18%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 3.7mg 6%

Folate: 51.7mcg 13%

Calcium: 242mg 24%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 14.8mg 5%

Potassium: 105.3mg 3%

Sodium: 273.4mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 111.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.