Quick Caprese Toast

Sigh. I love this recipe and I love these photos but looking at them makes me a little bit sad. You see, these were the last photos taken before that fateful weekend when my camera got caught in a torrential downpour. I loved that camera. My husband knew I wanted to learn how to shoot in manual mode so he searched and researched an bought me the SONY alpha 37 for Christmas a couple years ago. It was my baby and it was special because it reminded me of the gift-giver. I bought a Canon as a replacement but I just couldn’t get into it. It didn’t feel right to me. I needed a SONY. So I returned it and ended up with this beaut: the SONY alpha 6000! With a name like that I feel like I should have bought it off an infomercial. Can’t you just hear the infomercial guy shouting SONY alpha 6000 in his infomercial voice? 

But I digress. I’m pumped about the new camera and I’m pumped about this recipe! Both my tomatoes and my basil have been growing like weeds so this toast has definitely been had a bunch recently in our house. The best part? It’s…

Super quick

Super easy… and

Super delicious

Doesn’t get any better than that!

p.s. Any bread will do but I highly recommend the Sourdough Seed Bread for both nutrition and taste! 

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Quick Caprese Toast

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Quick caprese toast with sliced tomato, shredded mozzarella, and fresh basil on toasted bread with a drizzle of balsamic for a simple and flavourful snack or appetizer. Ready in under 10 minutes with no cooking required.

Prep Time:5 minutes mins

Cook Time:5 minutes mins

Total Time:10 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• sliced bread
• garlic powder
• thinly sliced tomatoes
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• fresh basil torn

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.
• Arrange slices of bread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with garlic powder.
• Fill the bread slices with a single layer of tomato slices.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and fresh basil.
• Place in oven on top rack.
• Bake for 5 or so minutes. Watch as the cheese will go from nicely toasted to burnt fairly quickly!
• Remove from oven and add more fresh basil.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: caprese bruschetta, caprese toast, easy snack, quick appetizer, tomato mozzarella toast

Servings: 0

Calories: 180kcal

Author: Jessica Penner, RD