But this is not a post about froyo, this is a post about salads. Goat Cheese Caprese Salads, in fact.
But this is not a post about bleu cheese dressing, although you totally wish it was.
Have I mentioned how obsessed I've been with goat cheese lately? I first became obsessed when I tried my friend Jenna's recipe for baked eggs and ate them basically every day for 2 months. Who am I kidding? I had them yesterday. I started going goat cheese crazy and made a pesto pasta where I basically dumped a bunch of goat cheese in a pasta and called it a sauce. I have even considered giving it to Reese as her first food.
Obviously, I won't feed her goat cheese. I'm
But this is not a post about Reese although she is darn cute.
This is a post about how I watched a sermon that knocked my socks off. And then we ran out of mozzarella. And having been so convicted the day before, I made my husband the last caprese salad we had.
Or so I thought.
In reality, substituting goat cheese for mozzarella and not being afraid of the balsamic made my caprese that much better. The goat cheese is just so creamy and smooth. The balsamic and basil so sweet. A good friend once told me you couldn't call a recipe your own unless you changed at least three of the ingredients. I only changed two of the ingredients to the classic caprese salad but I julienned the basil. Does that count? No?
So, I guess this is not a post about how I invent new recipes. But this is a darn good one.
Goat Cheese Caprese
2 large tomatoes
1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
6-8 large basil leaves- julienned
1 large clove garlic- minced
1 Tblsp balsamic
1Tblsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
serves 2
Slice your tomatoes into 4 large steaks each. Sprinkle each tomato steak with goat cheese. Top with basil and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle balsamic then olive oil. Eat and enjoy!
I know what I'm making for lunch tomorrow with my fresh garden tomatoes and basil! I'll have to try blue cheese though with it as I don't have any goat cheese or fresh mozarella. Yum! Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteInteresting variation on a caprese! Stopping by from SITS!
ReplyDeletePopped in from SITS! I've always wanted to try caprese salad.
ReplyDeleteHey there! Just found your blog...and this is the perfect post to come across. The husband and I LOVE caprese salad, and I've even made it with two different presentations over the last year. Never thought of using goat cheese...what a great idea!
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