Caprese Sandwich • Two Purple Figs

Caprese Sandwich is certainly one of our ABSOLUTE Summer season sandwiches for picnics, seaside journeys, gentle lunches and extra! We love all the pieces Caprese right here and all the pieces Burrata, and right this moment we merged these collectively as soon as once more with vivid flavors of Basil Pesto, summer time heirloom tomatoes and extra! 

Can we discuss for a minute concerning the easy but GENIUS mixture of flavors that make a Caprese? As fundamental as it’s, Tomatoes, contemporary Mozzarella and Basil together with salt, Olive oil and Balsamic. These make among the BEST recipes you’ll ever have!

At present’s Caprese Sandwich is one other addition to a few of our HIT Caprese Recipes and Burrata Recipes on the web site.

Caprese Recipes we are able to’t get sufficient of:

Burrata Recipes we are able to’t get sufficient of:

Caprese Sandwich Recipe

Impressed by the attractive vivid flavors of the basic salad, now we have used the identical elements  and added additional like Burrata cheese, a Basil Pesto Mayo to slather the bread, and many contemporary basil leaves! A remaining drizzle of Balsamic syrup is just like the icing on the cake! 

For the bread, we used an Italian herb focaccia bread that was store-bought. You might want to take note of the bread you begin with as it’ll decide the ultimate texture of your Caprese sandwich recipe. So should you’re all for crunch, begin with a crusty loaf of Italian ciabatta as a substitute. And should you’re a baguette individual, go for that too. 

The perfect factor is to decide on bread that’s intact and makes a superb transportable sandwich. 

Caprese Sandwich Substances

1. Heirloom Tomatoes. It’s summer time and so they’re completely in season, candy and wealthy in taste! You may decide to your favourite kind of tomatoes as a substitute.
2. Contemporary Mozzarella. Use lactose free mozzarella if you have to like I do.
3. Contemporary Basil Leaves. Heaps and many that!
4. Arugula. non-compulsory, however we love including greens to our sandiwches! 
5. Basil Pesto. It provides a richer basil taste to the sandwich
6. Olive oil. High quality Moroccan Olive oil from Mina is what we use on a regular basis!
7. Balsamic Syrup. For the sweetness and style of balsmic.
8. Bread. Focaccia or baguette or ciabatta are our TOP picks.

Basil Mayo Substances

Principally two elements are the bottom right here:

1. Do-it-yourself BEST Basil Pesto.
2. Mayo
3. Extras: Lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic. These are all non-compulsory.

The right way to Make Caprese Sandwich

1. Begin with a beneficiant unfold of basil mayo over every half of your lower up bread. 
2. Layer some arugula on the backside of the sandwich together with some contemporary basil leaves. And now begin with the tomatoes. Slice them into 1/8 inch thickness and begin layering them.
3. Now it’s time for the cheese. Thinly sliced contemporary mozzarella cheese (sliced to about the identical thickness of the tomatoes) goes on high. We love Burrata Cheese and that’s why we’re including it too! It’s non-compulsory , however severely WHY NOT?
4. Now it’s time so as to add heaps and many contemporary basil leaves over the cheese and a drizzle of balsamic syrup. You may drizzle as a lot or as little as you want. A remaining drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of chilli flakes and salt end off the filling for this phenomenal caprese sandwich recipe.
5. Now take the opposite loaf of bread that’s slathered with basil mayo and firmly place it over the filling. Press it down barely to have all of the sandwich parts stick collectively. Then it’s time to slice!
6. SERIOUSLY IRRESISTIBLE!!

What’s Caprese?

Caprese is an Italian dish from the island of Capri. It’s made utilizing contemporary mozzarella, tomatoes, and contemporary basil, seasoned with salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. 

What’s the Greatest Bread for Caprese Sandwiches?

Our favourite bread to make use of for this recipe is focaccia. However any crusty bread will work like ciabatta or sourdough or baguette. General you wish to keep away from smooth white breads as they’re not sturdy sufficient to deal with the toppings.

Do I would like Basil Pesto?

We all the time make giant batches of our Basil Pesto and I share a full tutorial on freezing it and storing so that you by no means run out of basil pesto all 12 months spherical! So whereas we LOVE our home made pesto, you need to use retailer purchased. General YES you want it for the recipe. 

What can I add to Caprese Sandwich?

Apart from the classics, add your favourite meats, roast veggies, and any elements you want! bear in mind to not over stuff the sandwich so it’s simpler to eat 🙂

Caprese Rooster Sandwich

Whereas we might make this right into a separate publish, for now you may make this by including some grilled hen, rotisserie hen tossed with basil pesto, or higher but Rooster Caprese cooled and sliced up. Add it over the greens earlier than continuing with the tomatoes.