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elise

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Caprese Salad With Sticky Balsamic Glaze (Grande Bocconcini)
« on: April 13, 2010, 11:37:30 PM »
Caprese Salad With Sticky Balsamic Glaze Recipe


Ingredients

    * 2 large ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced
    * 220g La Casa Del Formaggio Traditional Bocconcini, or Grande Bocconcini thickly sliced
    * Handful of fresh basil leaves
    * 1/4 cup (60ml) Highest Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    * 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
    * 1/4 cup water
    * 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    * 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Directions

   1. Season sliced tomato and sliced Grande or Traditional Bocconcini with olive oil, pepper and salt. Overlap the tomato, basil leaves and cheese slices on a serving plate.
   2. To make the sticky balsamic glaze, stir together balsamic vinegar, water, lemon juice, and brown sugar in a small bowl. Simmer, stirring, until thickened and reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 2 minutes.
   3. Spoon glaze over Caprese salad and drizzle over olive oil as desired. Garnish with Italian style bread sticks.

mtncheesemaker

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Re: Caprese Salad With Sticky Balsamic Glaze (Grande Bocconcini)
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2010, 01:21:34 PM »
Sounds delicious. Going to be a few months 'till we have good tomatoes here!

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Re: Caprese Salad With Sticky Balsamic Glaze (Grande Bocconcini)
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2010, 01:18:08 AM »
Ah fresh tomatoes - nothing like it!

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Re: Caprese Salad With Sticky Balsamic Glaze (Grande Bocconcini)
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2010, 01:36:26 PM »
I'm going to the grocery store now to make this for my lunch tomorrow.
Thanks for this recipe!