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With just a few super-fresh ingredients and a drizzle of rich balsamic dressing that has just a hint of sweetness, this easy Caprese salad is guaranteed to impress anyone and everyone! The flavors in this simple fresh vegetable salad recipe are seriously heavy hitters. Great recipe for Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's caprese salad with balsamic reduction using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction:
- Make ready Caprese Salad With Vinegar Reduction
- Make ready 1 (16 oz) Quality Mozterella Cheese
- Prepare 1 Quality Bottle Balsamic Vinegar
- Make ready 1 package Fresh Basil Leaves [or 1/2 cup from your garden]
- Make ready 2 LG Extra Firm Beefeater Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 tsp Sea Salt [divided]
Make balsamic reduction: Whisk together balsamic vinegar and honey in a small saucepan. The classic Italian combination of tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella is one of my favorites. This Caprese Chicken Skillet takes all the typical caprese salad ingredients and adds chicken, red onions, garlic and thyme to make a delicious yet simple summer dinner. For more caprese-inspired recipes, try my Chicken and Spiralized Zucchini Caprese, and French Bread Pizza Caprese.
Steps to make Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction:
- Slice tomatoes and Mozterella. Gather your fresh Basil leaves.
- Construct your salads.
- Lightly drizzle your olive oil and Balsamic Vinegar on top your salad. Sprinkle salad with sea salt.
- Serve chilled as an antipasto. [a starter or appetizer]
- REDUCTION INSTRUCTIONS - - In a small, nonreactive pan, add your balsamic vinegar and any other herbs you prefer. - - Turn your kitchen fan on and open a window as the vinegar fumes will waft throughout your home. - - Bring vinegar to a simmer over medium-high heat, then turn down heat to keep it at a low simmer. This process will take about 10 - 15 minutes to thicken up and reduce. Watch very closely at the end as you don't want to burn your reduction. When it coats a spoon, you'll know it's completed. - - Your sauce will thicken up considerably once it has cooled. You can make it less thick or, make it as thick as molasses. Anything more will result in burning. To thin once cooled, gently reheat and add a little water as needed.
Stir balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Set the balsamic reduction aside to cool. Arrange alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella decoratively on a serving platter. Caprese salad is one of my favorite salads in the world. These cute little bites hold true to the traditional flavors of Caprese salad with one delicious twist - the balsamic reduction.
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