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Baked Caprese Appetizer

June 24, 2011 By admin 8 comments

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This baked caprese appetizer is a quick and easy way to use fresh garden tomatoes! Juicy garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and soft mozzarella cheese are all you need to make this great side dish!

I posted a picture last week of these fabulous baked caprese tomatoes I made but I forgot to post my recipe!

Baked Caprese Appetizer

Well, recipe is a loose term here.  This is really more of a recounting of my desire to have something for dinner that covered many of the bases I felt I needed that night.  Garlic, basil, tomatoes and….cheese!

I had a great ball of homemade and very fresh mozzarella that I had been hoarding all week.  It needed to be used, as I knew we would be gone all weekend and it would go bad.  All I could think about was making caprese salad over a nice french bread crostini.  That was the plan originally. Then, as with most things, I forgot that plan and went with another.  You know how it is when you are in a rush to get dinner together.

Anyhow, I thought I might grill these tomatoes and then top them once they were hot, allowing the cheese to melt into a happy (for me) oblivion.  Mother Nature had other plans and where as I will grill in almost any weather, I will not grill in pouring rain. ????

So, I decided to make this baked caprese appetizer instead.

It’s SO easy to make!
Slice fresh, juicy tomatoes into thick slices and place them onto a baking sheet that you have greased with non-stick cooking spray.

Next, drizzle a bit of olive oil over each tomato, and sprinkle each one with a generous dusting of coarse sea salt (Kosher salt) and some freshly cracked black pepper. If you like fresh garlic, mince a couple of cloves and sprinkle that on top of the tomatoes, too.

garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and soft mozzarella cheese make a delicious baked caprese appetizer

Bake the caprese appetizer at 300 degrees F, until the cheese melts and turns golden, about 20 minutes.

This baked caprese appetizer is a quick and easy way to use fresh garden tomatoes! Juicy garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and soft mozzarella cheese are all you need to make this great appetizer or side dish!
The baked caprese can be served as an appetizer or a side dish. Or, if you’re incredibly hungry, eat an entire sheet pan’s worth while you are standing in front of the kitchen sink.

Baked Caprese Crostini Appetizer

Not that I would know anything about that. ????

This baked caprese appetizer is a quick and easy way to use fresh garden tomatoes! Juicy garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and soft mozzarella cheese are all you need to make this great side dish!

 

Other great ways to use fresh garden tomatoes:

Refreshing Grape, Mint and Tomato Salad

Tasty Recipes That Use Garden Tomatoes

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8 responses to “Baked Caprese Appetizer”

  1. Christie Cottage says:
    June 24, 2011 at 4:56 pm
    Whenever you cook these again, please call. I'll be right over! They look good! Stopping by from blog hop http://christiecottage.blogspot.com
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  2. carolinaheartstrings says:
    June 24, 2011 at 6:05 pm
    That looks so yummy and the perfect recipe for all those garden tomatoes!
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  3. basilmomma: Heather Tallman says:
    June 24, 2011 at 8:29 pm
    Yes it was! Like pizza without the crust :)
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  4. Countryside Dish says:
    June 24, 2011 at 11:17 pm
    This looks so simple and yummy. You're speaking my language now:)
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  5. Ashleigh says:
    June 25, 2011 at 1:48 am
    Wow! I am new to the blog world, but your blog looks yummy! I am stopping by from the blog hop!
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  6. Mama.Mommy.Mom. says:
    June 25, 2011 at 7:46 pm
    Those look delicious! I'll be looking for ways to use my tomatoes when they all get ripe at once (because that's what always happens) and this will be a great way! Stopping by from SSS. Jamie @ Mama.Mommy.Mom. www.mamamommymom.com www.facebook.com/mamamommymom www.twitter.com/mamamommymom
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  7. Sisters 'N Cloth says:
    June 26, 2011 at 12:19 am
    Wow, those look amazing! I think I'll be coming here often, if it doesn't make me hungry, or give me to much cheese envy (dairy free) :D New follower from the Green Mission Mama blog hop! Melissa http://www.sistersncloth.com
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  8. The Harried Cook says:
    June 27, 2011 at 1:31 am
    Heather, that looks so fabulous! I haven't able to visit the blogs I love for over a week now and I came back to see some really yummy recipes from you! This 'recipe' is one of my favorites! Simple, classic but SO delicious, I'm sure! Thanks for sharing :)
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