‘Sleezy Capreezy’ because this recipe will really get around. This app will tease and please- It may bring you to your knees!
Tomato, Mozzarella, Pesto, and Balsalmic Caprese on Toast…Sexy …. Sleezy …. and oh so easy!
Italian Caprese Crostini with Mozzarella, Tomato, Garlic, Pesto, Basil, and Balsamic Glaze
- Baking sheet or Sheet pan
Toast
- 1 loaf Artisanal Kalamata Olive Loaf, dense Garlic loaf, Focaccia loaf, Ciabatta, or even slices of a baguette
- ½ cup Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
Capreezy Layer
- ½ cup Classic Pesto
- 1 lb log Mozzarella Cheese (unsliced)
- 4 small or medium Fresh Tomatoes
- 8 Fresh Basil leaves
- Salt
- Pepper
- ¼ cup Balsamic Glaze
- ¼ cup Pignolia (Pine) Nuts
Make Sleezy Capreezy (Caprese Toast)
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Place slices of bread on a baking sheet
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Brush each slice of bread with olive oil
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Spread a light layer of minced garlic over the oil
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Toast bread until crispy in an oven or toaster oven
Prepare Sleezy Capreezy Ingredients
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Wash and slice tomatoes (as thinly as possible)
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Slice Mozzarella as thinly as possible
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Wash Fresh Basil, dry, and use kitchen shears to cut into small strips
Layer Your Capreezy
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Use a butter knife to spread Classic Pesto on each Toast slice
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Place a tomato slice at the left edge of the Toast slice
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Nestle a slice of Mozzarella cheese just off the edge of the tomato slice
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Repeat until your toast is covered by alternating and slightly staggered Tomato and Mozzarella slices (typically 4-5)
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Repeat for all toasts
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Sprinkle Salt and Pepper to taste
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Drizzle Balsamic Vinegar Glaze on top of your Capreezies
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Chop your fresh Basil, and sprinkle it on top of your toasts
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Top each slice with a few Pignolia Nuts
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Cover and hold until you are close to serving time
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Right before serving, Place Sleezy Capreezy toasts in the Air Roaster or oven for 7-8 minutes- until the toasts get brown and crispy.
- Remove from oven
13 .Place on a tray and enjoy
Aphrodesi’hacks’
Sleezy Capreezies make great Make ahead appetizers. Prep the ingredients, Assemble the toasts, cover, and finish the final toast right before you are ready to serve.
Watch your Capreezys on the final toast. You want to cook enough that the flavors infuse in the bread, and the creamy Mozzarella, is nice and melted golden-brown
Choose similar diameters for the bread, tomato, and Mozzarella Cheese
If you choose Mozzarella that is pre-sliced, consider slicing each slice again to make them thin
You can serve each toast, or serve thinly sliced- the perfect appetizers
3 Responses
This is my new Go-To app! love it
I bring these to every party- Quick to make, 1st to go
i am a fan. Best right out of the oven.