Caprese Grilled Cheese
Caprese Grilled Cheese
Caprese is a popular Italian salad made with sliced tomato, creamy mozzarella, fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil. Put those ingredients between two pieces of white bread and you’ll have yourself a caprese grilled cheese.
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Servings
1
Total time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 slices ½ inch thick white bread
- 2 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2-3 freshly sliced tomato
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
Directions
- Layer mozzarella in an even layer over one slice of bread and an even layer of sliced tomatoes.
- Sprinkle basil ribbons over the top and freshly cracked black pepper.
- Cover with the remaining slice of bread.
- Melt butter and olive oil in a nonstick skillet, swirl pan around to evenly coat.
- Cook until light golden brown, about 4-6 minutes.
- Flip the sandwich, (add more butter to the pan if needed) and cook the other side until brown and the cheese is melted, another 4-6 minutes.
- You can press down on the sandwich gently so it browns evenly, but don’t smash it.