Smoked Caprese Sandwich Recipe

Name: Smoked Caprese Sandwich Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 pieces Cherry Tomato (10 Smoked Cherry Tomatoes); 1 piece Heirloom Tomato (1 plump, ripe heirloom beefsteak tomato); 3 tbsp Pesto (3 to 4 tablespoons Basil Pesto — up to 4); 2 slices Country-Style Bread (2 slices crusty country style bread); 3 slices Mozzarella Cheese (3 to 4 slices fresh mozzarella or smoked mozzarella cheese (¼ inch thick slices) — up to 4); 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter (2 to 3 tablespoons butter — up to 3)

Smoked Caprese Sandwich Recipe - Dinner,Lunch,Snack (Italian)

13 minItalian

Servings1

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Steps

1Prep. Have the smoked cherry tomatoes ready to go. I keep some in the fridge year round.
2Slice the heirloom tomato about ¼ inch (6.4 mm) thick. You'll need 3 to 4 slices, depending on the size of your bread.
3Spread the pesto on one side of both slices of bread. Then on one slice on top of the pesto, layer on half the mozz, then all the beefsteak slices, then the cherry tomatoes, tucking them in wherever you can. Layer on the rest of the mozz, then top with the other slice of pesto'd bread.
4Cook. Melt the butter on a griddle or in a pan over medium heat. Cook the sammich until deep golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side (if your sandwich is tall and unwieldy, use a spatula to transfer it to the pan). Depending on your mozz, the cheese might melt a little or it might just warm up and soften. Either way, it's fine.
5Serve. Transfer the sammich to a cutting board, let cool a minute, then slice in half on the diagonal. Spread the two halves on the plate to show off the filling!