caprese bread

West TN, TN
Updated on Jun 6, 2012

This is an easy bread to prepare while the rest of your meal is cooking. I use a multigrain or whole wheat bread.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup coarsley chopped fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 - 5 - roma tomatoes, sliced
  • - sliced provolone cheese
  • 1 - 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • - salt and pepper
  • - crushed red pepper flakes, if desired
  • - ciabatta or focaccia bread (or use your favorite bread)

How To Make caprese bread

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 400 °. In a blender or food processor, add basil, garlic, EVOO, salt and pepper and oil. Pulse until well blended. Add more EVOO, if needed to make a smooth, spreadable consistency. Arrange thickly sliced bread on baking sheet and spread about 1/2 basil mixture onto bread. Sprinkle mozzarella over mixture. Add a slice of Provolone cheese to each slice of bread. Slice tomatoes and arrange overlapping on bread. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake about 7 minutes. Drizzle with remaining basil mixture and place under the broiler until bubbly and browned, about 5 minutes, but be sure and watch so as not to burn. Sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes on top, if desired. I use a multigrain or whole wheat bread, if I can find it.

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