Roasted tomato Caprese salad with a parmesan crust
Ingredients
for 4 person
½ | puff pastry dough, rolled into a rectangle (approx. 160 g |
30 g | Parmesan |
2 tsp | sesame seeds, white or black |
500 g | vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, red and yellow, if possible |
1 | red chilli, deseeded, cut into rings |
2 tbsp | olive oil |
2 tsp | liquid honey |
½ tsp | coarse sea salt |
150 g | mozzarella, cut into slices |
2 tbsp | balsamic vinegar |
a little | pepper, ground |
some | basil leaves |
How it's done
Parmesan crust
Cut the pastry dough lengthwise into 4 strips and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Grate the parmesan over the top and scatter with sesame seeds.
Bake: for approx. 25 mins. in an oven preheated to 180 °C (convection). Remove, leave to cool. Serve with the salad.
Salad
Place the tomatoes, still on the vine, on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Mix together the chilli, oil, honey and salt and pour over the tomatoes.
Bake: along with the crust: for approx. 25 mins. in an oven preheated to 180 °C (convection).
Allow the tomatoes to cool a little and transfer to a plate. Top with the slices of mozzarella, drizzle with balsamic vinegar, season with pepper and garnish with basil.
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