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Roasted Tomato Caprese with Pesto

Name: Roasted Tomato Caprese with Pesto
Total time: 36 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 120 ml balsamic vinegar; ½ cup fresh basil, packed; ½ cup fresh baby spinach, packed; 2 cloves garlic; 105 ml extra-virgin olive oil, 7 tablespoons; 50 g grated Parmesan, about ½ cup; 1 pinch kosher salt; 2 large tomatoes; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 170 g fresh mozzarella, torn

Thick tomato slices and torn mozzarella roasted until they start to brown, then served with a spinach-basil pesto and a syrupy balsamic reduction.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on25 min
Total36 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Balsamic reduction

120 mlbalsamic vinegar

Pesto

½ cupfresh basil, packed
½ cupfresh baby spinach, packed
2 clovesgarlic
105 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 7 tablespoons
50 ggrated Parmesan, about ½ cup
1 pinchkosher salt

Tomatoes

2large tomatoes
1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
170 gfresh mozzarella, torn

Contains

Dairy
Sulfites
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Spinach
Basil
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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