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Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce

Juicy tomato and mozzarella cheese salad with pesto sauce. Topped with the freshness of basil.

Chef's Name	:	Joey Matthew
Recipe Servings	:	2
Recipe Cook Time	:	20 Minutes
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Tags: caprese salad, italian, pesto, salad

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Ingredients

For Salad:

2 Tomatoes

Handful of Tulsi

1 packet Buffalo Mozzarella

For Pesto Sauce:

Handful of Basil

1 cup Pine nuts

1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Juice of half a Lemon

Method

Salad Recipe:

Cut 2 juicy tomatoes in thick rounds and dress them with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, some salt and pepper.

Break Mozzarella into chunks.

On a serving platter, arrange the tomato slices along with the mozzarella chunks.

Garnish with tulsi and pesto sauce.

Pesto Sauce:

Blend the basil with pine nuts, Parmesan cheese with extra virgin olive oil, until it forms a paste.

Squeeze in the lemon juice.

If the paste is too thick, add in more extra virgin olive oil to reach the desired consistency.

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