Gorgeous Summery Pesto Caprese Toasts (Edit recipe)

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Nothing screams summer vibes quite like Caprese, am I right? Golden sourdough, juicy tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, gorgeous pesto, chili oil, sweet balsamic, and grana padano. Easy, fresh, and gorg.

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PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

5 minutes

INGREDIENTS

11

Serves: 2

Ingredients

2 pieces Sourdough Bread
1 whole Butter, Unsalted
2 whole Tomato, Vine-Ripened, sliced
1 whole Mozzarella Cheese, fresh mozz, not pizza mozz
1 whole My Fave Pesto (click for recipe), See Notes For Recipe
1 whole Organic Balsamic Glaze
1 whole Chili Infused Olive Oil
1 whole Grana Padano Cheese, finely shredded for garnish
1 whole Red Pepper Flakes
1 whole Himalayan Pink Salt
1 whole Black Peppercorns, Ground Fresh

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Process

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Prepare the pesto according to the recipe provided. Alternately, you could use store-bought, but when we're doing recipes that rely on simple & fresh ingredients, I'd highly recommend making a fresh batch.
Get your sourdough slices in the toaster and toast them until crisp and golden brown. In my case, I needed to rotate the slices to toast both sides. Alternately, you could use your grill pan! Once your bread is nice and toasty, slather them in butter. Let's assemble.
I assembled the toasts in a checkered / alternating pattern. Once slice juicy tomato, one overlapping slice of fresh mozz. Continue until your slices are completely coated. Season generously with salt, pepper, and pepper flaks. Dollop pesto around the toasts followed by a drizzle of chili oil & balsamic glaze. Finish with finely shredded grana padano & enjoy!
Remaining pesto can be refrigerated for 4 - 5 days. You could also easily add more toasts to this recipe.

Notes

Don't have vine ripened tomatoes? Use any fresh tomato you have on hand!
Look for fresh mozzarella. Typically it's packed in liquid as opposed to being packed tightly in plastic wrap.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	502
Fat:	31 g
Carbohydrates:	31 g
Protein:	28 g
Cholesterol:	72 g
Sodium:	1185 mg
Fiber:	3 g
Sugars:	9 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.