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 the whole lot Caprese right here and the whole lot Burrata, and immediately we merged these collectively as soon as once more with brilliant flavors of Basil Pesto, summer season heirloom tomatoes and extra! 

Can we discuss for a minute concerning the easy but GENIUS mixture of flavors that make a Caprese? As primary 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!

Right now’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 beautiful brilliant flavors of the basic salad, we’ve got used the identical substances  and added further like Burrata cheese, a Basil Pesto Mayo to slather the bread, and many contemporary basil leaves! A closing 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. It is advisable take note of the bread you begin with as it’ll decide the ultimate texture of your Caprese sandwich recipe. So in the event you’re all for crunch, begin with a crusty loaf of Italian ciabatta as a substitute. And in the event you’re a baguette individual, go for that too. 

One of the best factor is to decide on bread that’s intact and makes transportable sandwich. 

Caprese Sandwich Elements

1. Heirloom Tomatoes. It’s summer season and so they’re completely in season, candy and wealthy in taste! You may decide in your favourite kind of tomatoes as a substitute.
2. Contemporary Mozzarella. Use lactose free mozzarella if you must like I do.
3. Contemporary Basil Leaves. Tons 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 Elements

Principally two substances are the bottom right here:

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

Learn how to Make Caprese Sandwich

1. Begin with a beneficiant unfold of basil mayo over every half of your minimize 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 critically 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 closing 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 need 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 at all times 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 yr spherical! So whereas we LOVE our do-it-yourself pesto, you should use retailer purchased. General YES you want it for the recipe. 

What can I add to Caprese Sandwich?

Other than the classics, add your favourite meats, roast veggies, and any substances you want! have in mind to not over stuff the sandwich so it’s simpler to eat 🙂

Caprese Hen Sandwich

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