Baked Caprese Salad

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Little Late Night Suppers

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (95)

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 12 appetizer servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 loaf baguette, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (about 30 to 36 slices)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 Roma tomatoes, sliced
1 1/4 pounds fresh mozzarella, sliced
1 bunch fresh basil leaves, stemmed

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Arrange the sliced baguette bread on a baking sheet. Brush with some of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake until the bread is pale golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven. Top each slice of bread with a slice of tomato and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each slice of tomato with a slice of mozzarella and sprinkle with salt. Return the baking sheet to the oven until the cheese and tomato are warmed, about 5 minutes.

Arrange the toasts on a serving platter. Top each toast with a basil leaf. Using the brush, drizzle the remaining olive oil over the basil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve.

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Helena fridley, MN 10-24-2009
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It is Really Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I actually have not made this dish. My girlfriend made it for a bachelorette party this summer and I ate at least half of the... servings. I really love the combination of flavors. Really tasty? I did not realize that reviewing chef?s recipes could strike up such charged emotions. Everyone is right. This is not the right format to comment about people? It is about the FOOD? Let?s all get back on the same page and not comment anymore about the previous negative remarks. Read more
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sultana west seneca, NY 10-08-2009
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Yummy! (Hey Kamelia)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is delicious! Great job Giada love all your recipes! Hey Kamelia the show's called Everyday ITALIAN...do u... want her to use asian ingredients in her cooking? (p.s....do they in Italy? and btw Giada does sometimes) Enough already with your silly comments!!! (So if it were up to you people wouldn't have pride in their backgrounds???) Racism isn't about having pride in your background, it's about putting down other races, which Giada doesn't do...but your comments sound a bit racist...hmmm..... Don't want to be blogging either but when I read reviews I want to know about the recipes...so sick of reading when people hate shows or hosts...then don't watch them!!! Read more
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Catherine Livonia, MI 09-25-2009
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Love you, Giada!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Hey, Katie, you're just as bad!! Fox News is the only channel that gives you a fair and balanced report. What did you bring... that up for anyway? I agree this place is for rating the recipes only, not for blogging. Giada is one of the best chefs on Food Network. Keep up the good work, Giada!Read more
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Joy Woodbridge, VA 08-12-2009
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Easy appetizer!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely great! Made as an appetizer two days in a row and my guests loved it!
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SUSAN Salem, OR 08-05-2009
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Perfection
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely delicious and easy! Thanks Giada!
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MARICELLE Williamsville, NY 08-01-2009
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Kamelia, Kamelia, Kamelia
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did not find anything offensive with what she said. It is quite true actually not just with Italians. I'm Asian and I... notice that I stock my pantry/refrigerator with certain ingredients (i.e. soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice, ginger, et. al). Read more