Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

5 from 1 vote

Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

This colorful dish will be a crowd-pleaser at your next summer outing. This recipe is versatile since it can be served warm or cold. What a great way to put a new spin on an old favorite. What attracted me to this salad is that it looks more rustic than a traditional Caprese salad. The tomatoes show off their own style with some darker and lighter some bursting and some just slightly wrinkled. Its jagged mozzarella cheese chunks just sit in and among the little red cherry tomatoes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Servings:

Calories: 179kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 Pint Cherry Tomatoes
1 Mozzarella Cheese Ball
1 Basil
1/2 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Tbs Dry Thyme
Salt to Taste
1/8 Cup Balsamic Vinegar

Instructions

Wash and dry the tomatoes
Add in a bowl or plastic bag the tomatoes, a pinch or two of salt, the thyme, and the olive oil
Let them sit in the fridge 30 minutes to an hour moving them around occasionally to coat
Preheat the oven to 400 F
Pour onto a baking sheet lined with a Silpat mat
Roast for 15- 20 minutes until tomatoes start to wrinkle
Rip or jaggedly cut the Mozzarella cheese and set it aside in the serving dish
Pour the entire contents of the baking sheet oil and all over the Mozzarella
Garnish with the fresh basil
Add the balsamic vinegar
Salt to taste

Notes

I like it because it is simple with very few ingredients, just what summer calls for! There is an abundance of fresh, garden cherry tomatoes this time of year. Even if you do not grow them yourself, the local farmer's markets are flush with them. The fresh basil is also easily acquired from either your own herb garden or the farmer's market.

I love tomatoes and this time of the year I find myself eating them often, however when I eat too many of them raw my tummy rebels. Tomatoes can be acid especially the red ones, so by cooking them you actually help cut down on the acidity. One more reason to love this recipe.

I am excited for my yellow cherry tomato plants to start producing so that I can incorporate them into this recipe, however, these red beauties worked out just fine. I served this dish with some fun cheesy bread however you can also try it with some dark pumpernickel or crusty Italian bread.

Enjoy!

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