Went on a bit of a salad kick this week. A sweet couple came for their second cooking class and brought me some yummy heirloom tomatoes from their garden. Some people see tomatoes and think sauce; I think caprese salad. Ooooooh it's one of the best things about summer!
Made this pretty little Caprese Stack... 2 types of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil with a little olive oil and balsamic. Almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
And then there's my caprese-panzanella union - the Caprazella Salad....
... the same ingredients in my caprese stack, but chopped up and tossed with cubed sourdough bread that I sauteed in a little olive oil and garlic. It's a hard choice between the two, but I think this one wins; it's the best of both worlds.
Now, I'm a fan of warm salads. I know I'm alone in that a lot of the time, but clearly I am the only sane persoon out there. I love to brush romaine halves with olive oil and grill them, just a few minutes, til they get a nice little char on the cut side. But this time I didn't feel like firing up the grill - too impatint and hungry - so I sauteed some onion slices, threw in some sourdough cubes (yes, again! I bought a whole baguette, so what do you expect me to do with it?), a few different types of tomatoes, and then tossed the chopped romaine in the skillet. You just want it warm enough to melt the goat cheese (or bleu cheese) that you sprinkle on top...
Man, I have to stop posting so late at night...it always makes me hungry!
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