Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Prime Rib BBQ

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Prep Time:
25 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

3 pounds ripe tomatoes, (beefsteak, yellow, and heirloom), sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds
Tapenade, recipe follows
1 pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
Fresh basil leaves and sprigs, for layering and for garnish
Sweet Basil Dressing, recipe follows

Directions

Place a tomato slice on a plate and spread with some of the tapenade. Then place a slice of the mozzarella on top, add a few basil leaves, and finish with another tomato slice. You can add another layer to make Napoleon as high as you desire. Top with another small spoonful of the tapenade and then drizzle the Sweet Basil Dressing over the tomato and around the plate. Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil and repeat to make 4 to 6 plates.

Tapenade

2 cups kalamata or nicoise olives, pitted

3 cloves garlic, peeled, coarsely chopped

5 anchovy fillets

2 tablespoons pine nuts

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine olives, garlic, anchovies and pine nuts in a food processor and process until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Sweet Basil Dressing

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons honey

3/4 cup pure olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

12 basil leaves, cut into chiffonade

Whisk together vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then stir in the basil.

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recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
brenda clover, SC 09-01-2009
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best recipe. No need to change a thing. I used kalamata olives and anchovy paste, it turned out excellent.
recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
David Overland Park, KS 08-16-2009
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Tomato Excellence!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I first saw this recipe in Bon Appetit magazine, published with Bobby's recipe for Spice Rubbed Chicken with Mustard Chive... Sauce. I have made both recipes for guests and they love them as much as I do. Often, I'll experiment with recipe modifications, but not with this one. This is as perfect an original recipe as I've ever found. My wife and I several times each summer have a "summer produce meal," using this recipe along with grilled corn-on-the-cob and a grilled eggplant recipe out of a Williams Sonoma grilling cookbook. With the fresh mozzarella on both the tomato stack and the grilled eggplant (which also has a light vinaigrette sauce and fresh sage), this meal can be quite filling and satisfying. Read more
recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
Cassy Queen Creek, AZ 12-26-2008
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WOW!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for a large group of family member's who typically do not venture from their comfort zones when it comes to food.... We eat the same boring stuff for every occasion. This looked like something I'd love and so I took the risk and boy did it pay off. I was certain nobody would like it but everyone couldn't get enough of it. The only thing I did differently was I made up some toast points and everyone was able to assemble their own little appetizer on those. Can't wait to make them again!Read more
recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
Juliane Dearborn Hts., MI 02-23-2008
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FABULICIOUS
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made the Tapenade, alone, for an appetizer with toasted sourdough rounds. I substituted 2, 6 oz cans of small black pitted... olives, drained, and walnuts for the pine nuts. I only used 1 T of olive oil so that it would have the consistency of a pate. More economical and fewer calories. It looked like caviar and tasted divine. Nice balance of salty and garlicy. WOW. A new staple for my dinner parties. Tip: process the garlic, nuts and sardines together first, then add olives and process to preferred consistency. Julianna, Dearborn Heights, MIRead more
recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
Kate Scottsdale, AZ 12-11-2007
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Absolutely devine
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this on the quick, had all the ingredients but the cheese for the tomato stack, it was still positively devine, and... being in Arizona we do not have ready access to great tomatoes so the tapenade and dressing were a huge compliment to what we get (I do long for the days of good Jersey tomatoes!). But, does anyone have a guess on how long both the olive tapenade and the basil dressing will last in the fridge?Read more
recipe Stacked Tomato Salad with Black Olive Tapenade and Sweet Basil Dressing
nichole minneapolis, MN 07-29-2007
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wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was very tasty - the tapenade added a really great taste to the caprese and the sauce was deifnitely a hit with everyone!