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    Home » Recipes » less than 15 mins

    Caprese Salad with Pesto (4 ingredients)

    Published: Aug 14, 2017 · Modified: May 13, 2019 by Shiran · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Caprese Salad with Basil Pesto
    Caprese Salad with Basil Pesto

    The traditional caprese salad with a delicious twist! Replacing pesto with balsamic makes this great dish even better.

    Caprese Salad with Basil Pesto
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    Caprese Salad with Pesto

    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    YIELD 2 -4 servings

    Ingredients

    • 2 large tomatoes , sliced lengthwise into ¼-inch thick slices
    • 6 oz/170 g fresh mozzarella cheese , sliced into ¼-inch thick slices
    • Handful fresh basil leaves
    • Pesto sauce

    Instructions

    1. Assemble the salad onto a plate by layering the tomato slices, mozzarella, and basil leaves. Drizzle the pesto (as much as you like) over the salad and serve.

     

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    1. Shaheen says

      September 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm

      Great recipe with simple ingridents, i enjoyed a lot!

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      • Stephanie @ Pretty.Simple.Sweet. says

        September 30, 2023 at 8:54 pm

        Thanks, Shaheen!

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