Caprese Melts

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James Carrier
Total Time
15 Mins
Yield
Makes 3 sandwiches
By Dominique Ng, Los Altos Hills, California
July 2002
RECIPE BY Sunset

When their parents were away for the weekend, 19-year-old Dominique Ng and her sisters Madeline, 16, and Gabby, 12, survived nicely on these easy toasted sandwiches.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices buttermilk or sourdough sandwich bread
  • About 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 15 fresh basil leaves, rinsed
  • 2 firm-ripe tomatoes (about 8 oz. total), sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • Salt and pepper

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 314
  • Caloriesfromfat 46%
  • Protein 13g
  • Fat 16g
  • Satfat 6.9g
  • Carbohydrate 30g
  • Fiber 2.5g
  • Sodium 465mg
  • Cholesterol 33mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Brush one side of each bread slice with olive oil. Place 3 slices, oil side down, on a 10- by 15-inch baking sheet and layer evenly with basil leaves, tomato slices, and mozzarella slices. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and top with remaining bread slices, oil side up.

Step 2

Broil sandwiches 6 inches from heat, turning once, until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes total. Serve immediately.

Step 3

Nutritional analysis per sandwich.

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Ratings & Reviews

CindyW's Review

mlc010
January 26, 2015
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grebilb's Review

JonnaK
June 22, 2013
Super tasty, super easy. When I'm just making one for myself, using the toaster oven is perfect. I mix it up and sometimes add crushed garlic and/or pesto. If I have it, I add prosciutto, which is super nice in this sandwich. Also brushing a touch of balsamic vinaigrette to the insides of the bread gives it a little zest.

Mswin23's Review

CCWJBW
October 31, 2012
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mmmbanya12135's Review

grebilb
August 19, 2012
Delicious and easy. If you love these flavors, you will love these sandwiches. Great for making lunch for everyone because they're hot and ready all at once!

Moomie's Review

krispy6372
January 04, 2012
I just did not like it the roasted red pepper kept falling out of the bread and there was no flavor at all

joskid's Review

joskid
August 31, 2011
These are fantastic! Don't skimp on the basil. It totally makes the recipe. Rather than regular salt, I added a dash of garlic salt. I cooked them on my foreman grill.

mlc010's Review

cataloger
July 31, 2011
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CCWJBW's Review

CindyW
October 21, 2010
very yummy and quick!

Daniellelee's Review

Moomie
July 12, 2010
YUMMY!!! This was really good and super easy. I didn't mind turning the broiler on for this at all even at 90 degrees out! Served with a light spaghetti salad. Husband LOVED it too.

Caiterade's Review

Caiterade
June 15, 2010
This was very easy to make and my boyfriend made yum yum noises! I took a previous reviewers advice and added the tomato pesto on one of the bread slices which was delicious. served it with a spinach salad. :)