Grilled Caprese
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
2 sandwiches
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 4 slices bread (use something hearty like a sourdough)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons pesto sauce or 2 tablespoons shredded fresh basil leaves
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
- 2 -3 roma tomatoes, seeds removed and sliced
directions
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Butter one side of each slice of bread. On two slices, spread the pesto on the unbuttered side.
- Place those two slices, buttered side down, in the hot skillet. Spread half the cheese evenly over the two slices. Divide the tomatoes evenly in a single layer between the two slices. If using fresh basil, sprinkle evenly over the tomatoes. Divide remaining cheese evenly between the two slices and top with remaining bread, buttered side up.
- Press lightly with a spatula, cover and good 5 minutes on low until golden brown. Carefully turn sandwiches over and cook, uncovered, another 5 minutes until golden brown and cheese is melted.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!