Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce Recipe
How to make Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce
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Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce Recipe : Juicy tomato and mozzarella cheese salad with pesto sauce. Topped with the freshness of basil.
- Total Cook Time 35 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 20 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce
- For Salad:
- 2 Tomatoes
- Handfu Tulsi
- 1 packet Buffalo Mozzarella
- For Pesto Sauce:
- Handful Basil
- 1 cup Pine nuts
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup Extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of half a Lemon
How to Make Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce
Salad Recipe:
1.
Cut 2 juicy tomatoes in thick rounds and dress them with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, some salt and pepper.
2.
Break Mozzarella into chunks.
3.
On a serving platter, arrange the tomato slices along with the mozzarella chunks.
4.
Garnish with tulsi and pesto sauce.
Pesto Sauce:
1.
Blend the basil with pine nuts, Parmesan cheese with extra virgin olive oil, until it forms a paste.
2.
Squeeze in the lemon juice.
3.
If the paste is too thick, add in more extra virgin olive oil to reach the desired consistency.
Nutritional Value
- 1728 KcalCalories
- 65gProtien
- 157gFats
- 24gCarbs
- 185gCholesterol
- 6gFibre
- 1994MgSodium
- 1222MgPotassium
- 7MgIron