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On today's episode, I show you how to make caprese salad with balsamic reduction, aka, tomato basil mozzarella salad. I make my caprese salad with balsamic. The lovely Italian salad of sliced tomato, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves gets a drizzle of sweet, tangy balsamic vinegar reduction for a gourmet summer treat.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook mike's caprese salad with balsamic reduction using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction:
- Get Caprese Salad With Vinegar Reduction
- Prepare 1 (16 oz) Quality Mozterella Cheese
- Make ready 1 Quality Bottle Balsamic Vinegar
- Make ready 1 package Fresh Basil Leaves [or 1/2 cup from your garden]
- Prepare 2 LG Extra Firm Beefeater Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 tsp Sea Salt [divided]
Drizzle the balsamic reduction over the top with your favorite pesto sauce. For the balsamic reduction: In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer, swirling the pan occasionally, until reduced to about Lightly drizzle the olive oil and balsamic reduction over the salad and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Caprese Salad Recipe (how to make a balsamic reduction).
Instructions to make Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction:
- Slice tomatoes and Mozterella. Gather your fresh Basil leaves.
- Construct your salads.
- Lightly drizzle your olive oil and Balsamic Vinegar on top your salad. Sprinkle salad with sea salt.
- Serve chilled as an antipasto. [a starter or appetizer]
- REDUCTION INSTRUCTIONS - - In a small, nonreactive pan, add your balsamic vinegar and any other herbs you prefer. - - Turn your kitchen fan on and open a window as the vinegar fumes will waft throughout your home. - - Bring vinegar to a simmer over medium-high heat, then turn down heat to keep it at a low simmer. This process will take about 10 - 15 minutes to thicken up and reduce. Watch very closely at the end as you don't want to burn your reduction. When it coats a spoon, you'll know it's completed. - - Your sauce will thicken up considerably once it has cooled. You can make it less thick or, make it as thick as molasses. Anything more will result in burning. To thin once cooled, gently reheat and add a little water as needed.
It is hard to beat such a classic dish as this one but there are ways to tweak it and make it even better. I made this recipe for dinner the other night. Yes, that was our entire dinner but to be fair I did make a full plate of it. This Italian salad of sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil gets a drizzle of sweet, balsamic vinegar reduction for a flavour boost. This caprese salad is stacked with slices of tomatoes and mozzarella, layered with fresh basil and drizzled with balsamic and olive oil.
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