Tomato Mozzarella Salad With Balsamic Reduction Recipes

BALSAMIC MARINATED TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together first five ingredients for dressing and toss in cheese and tomatoes.
• Chill until ready to serve.

CAPRESE SALAD WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• Stir balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the vinegar mixture has reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes. Set the balsamic reduction aside to cool.
• Arrange alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella cheese decoratively on a serving platter. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper, spread fresh basil leaves over the salad, and drizzle with olive oil and the balsamic reduction.

CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Measure the balsamic vinegar and pour into a saucepan. Bring it to a gentle boil over a low heat. Cook it until the balsamic vinegar has reduced to a nice thick glaze (but still pourable), about 15 minutes. Oh and one other thing, your house will stink. But it's a good kind of stink, it's a vinegary stink. Allow the reduction to cool to room temperature before you serve it.
• When you are ready to assemble the salad, cut the tomatoes into thick slices. Arrange them on a platter, alternating them with the mozzarella slices. Tuck the whole basil leaves in between the tomato and cheese slices.
• Drizzle on the gorgeous, almost black balsamic reduction. Then drizzle olive oil in a thin stream over the top. Finally, sprinkle on salt and pepper.
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TOMATO MOZZARELLA SALAD WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• Pour balsamic vinegar into a small saucepan, and add the crushed garlic; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vinegar has reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside, and cool to room temperature.
• Divide the lettuce leaves among 4 salad plates. Arrange the tomato slices on top of the lettuce, then place the mozzarella on top of the tomatoes. Sprinkle the salads with the red onion, raspberries, and sliced black olives. Season with dried basil, salt, and pepper; drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

ROASTED TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high.
• Slice your tomato into 6 even slices. Place on a cookie sheet (or roll pan). Drizzle tomatoes with small amount of olive oil and lightly dust with Italian spices, salt and pepper.
• Broil tomatoes for 3-5 minutes (until they are just slightly softened), set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Bring vinegar to a boil, then decrease heat to medium and simmer for 5-10 minutes until reduced by half. The thickness of the reduced sauce depends on the quality of your balsamic vinegar. Place vinegar in the fridge to cool for 15 minutes.
• Slice your cheese in similar size slices as the tomatoes.
• On each plate, stack 3 tomatoes and 3 slices of cheese (alternating one on top of each other). Drizzle balsamic reduction over and around the stacked salad, sprinkle plate (not the salad) with chopped basil and then place one sprig of basil on top of the stacked salad as a garnish.

TOMATO MOZZARELLA SANDWICHES WITH BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• Add blueberries and balsamic vinegar to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes, or until the volume is reduced by half. Remove from heat, add salt to taste, and set aside.
• Place open sandwich rolls on a flat surface. Divide the arugula, mozzarella, and Blueberry Balsamic Reduction between the sandwich rolls. Top with tomato, red onion, and basil.