Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, caprese grilled cheese sandwich. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Caprese Grilled Cheese is loaded with basil pesto, a thick and chunky garlic butter tomato sauce, and fresh mozzarella cheese. Except that's a lie; I'm not eating regular grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm eating loaded caprese grilled cheese sandwiches hot off the grill aka skillet. How to make a Caprese grilled cheese sandwich.

Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook caprese grilled cheese sandwich using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

1. Prepare Thick white bread
2. Get Fresh mozzarella
3. Make ready Cherry or grape tomatoes
4. Make ready Basil (more or less depending on taste)
5. Prepare Balsamic glaze
6. Take Salt and pepper
7. Make ready Butter, softened

This Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich starts with good bread. A rustic sourdough boule is thickly sliced and layered with fresh mozzarella cheese, summer tomatoes, and a flavorful Arugula Pesto. Lightly browned in a skillet and placed in a hot oven, it comes out golden, toasty and melty. Italian-inspired cheese paired with fresh basil and juicy tomatoes make these sandwiches a summertime favorite!

Steps to make Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

1. Spread butter on two slices of bread and lay them buttered side down on a clean work surface. (Tip: using a piece of wax paper makes for easy clean up)
2. Slice washed tomatoes in half, then arrange the halves on the bread. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add basil. This can be washed, dried and torn into pieces. Depending on your personal preference, add as much or little as you like.
4. Top each sandwich with a thick slice of fresh mozzarella. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
5. Butter remaining two slices of bread and place it buttered side up on the mozzarella. Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet on medium heat and toast sandwiches on each side until golden brown and cheese is melted. (Lower heat gives sandwich time to develop a nice crunchy crust. A lid could be used to trap the heat in skillet to ensure melted, gooey cheese)

Lightly browned in a skillet and placed in a hot oven, it comes out golden, toasty and melty. Italian-inspired cheese paired with fresh basil and juicy tomatoes make these sandwiches a summertime favorite! Grilled caprese sandwich stuffed with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil pesto! One of my all-time favorite sandwiches is a grilled caprese sandwich. I've been making them for years and then one day I had one at a local restaurant.

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