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About the Recipe: The recipe is a summery Caprese Salad variation, layering tomato slices, fresh mozzarella slices, and peach slices. Add a touch of basil pesto, a small rosemary sprig, and a light drizzle of Balsamic vinegar and olive oil. It’s a fun way to serve slices of tomatoes, peaches, and fresh mozzarella cheese for sandwiches or a starter salad. Use the leftovers to mix up a quick Italian mixed salad.
Recipe Inspired by: Wegman’s Menu Magazine, Summer 2008
Cook’s Note: When purchasing ingredients for this recipe, select tomatoes and peaches with similar diameters for easier layering. Also, chop all of the remaining tomatoes, peaches, and cheese; combine in a small bowl, drizzle with white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and a few torn basil leaves for a small caprese salad.
Arrange the Salad: Layer segments in a vertical arrangement starting with tomato slice, cheese slice, peach slice, another cheese slice, and then top with another tomato slice in a matching size vertical tower. With scissors, snip out an inch well in center of top tomato; with small spoon, fill it with pesto.
Garnish the Salad: Select 1 small rosemary sprig to form a garnish on assembled Caprese Tower. Repeat directions to make the second Tower. Place on a bed of fresh spinach and/or basil leaves; sprinkle leaves and/or salad with Balsamic or red wine vinegar and olive oil as desired.
Yield: 2 salad towers
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Caprese Salad Towers
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