Caprese Grilled Cheese

Submitted by Rita1652

"Summer garden fresh tomatoes and basil pesto with fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese on sliced Italian bread. Try an addition of roasted red peppers making this just as good if not better."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 sandwiches
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 4 slices Italian bread (1/2-3/4 inch thick)
• 4 teaspoons basil pesto (Pesto)
• 2 plum tomatoes, sliced
• 4 ounces fresh buffalo mozzarella, sliced
• 1⁄2 roasted pepper, sliced (optional)
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened

directions

1. Spread pesto on inner sides of bread.
2. Layer fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, optional roasted pepper and basil leaves.
3. Drizzle the outer sides or bread with olive oil.
4. Place in a medium hot pan to brown both sides and cheese is melted.

Reviews

[ColoradoCooking]

We absolutely love this sandwich. I use my homemade pesto and the oil from that to brush the bread (add a bit of crushed red pepper for zip). Yum!

 

[FLKeysJen]

Perfect - wouldn't change a thing. I used a panini maker.

 

[Starrynews]

Delicious! You can't go wrong with the caprese combo, and the pesto really added a great flavor to it. Thanks for sharing! Veggie Swap 44