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The lovely Italian salad of sliced tomato, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves gets a drizzle of sweet, tangy balsamic vinegar reduction for a gourmet summer treat. All Reviews for Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction. On today's episode, I show you how to make caprese salad with balsamic reduction, aka, tomato basil mozzarella salad.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's caprese salad with balsamic reduction using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Caprese Salad With Balsamic Reduction:
- Take Caprese Salad With Vinegar Reduction
- Take 1 (16 oz) Quality Mozterella Cheese
- Take 1 Quality Bottle Balsamic Vinegar
- Get 1 package Fresh Basil Leaves [or 1/2 cup from your garden]
- Make ready 2 LG Extra Firm Beefeater Tomatoes
- Get 1 tsp Sea Salt [divided]
Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction. The Best Tomatoes for Caprese Salad. The great thing about making a caprese in the summertime is that pretty much any tomato you use will taste great. Although balsamic vinegar in any form isn't used in a classic Italian caprese, I'd argue balsamic glaze more than deserves its place in this salad.
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.
For the balsamic reduction: In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer, swirling the pan occasionally, until reduced to about Lightly drizzle the olive oil and balsamic reduction over the salad and sprinkle with salt and pepper. This Italian salad of sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil gets a drizzle of sweet, balsamic vinegar reduction for a flavour boost. Slice and arrange alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella cheese however you want! The word "summer" could definitely be defined by this salad.
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