CAPRESE BAGEL
Caprese Bagel is an easy, delish, fast sandwich made with toasted bagel, herby pesto, creamy mozzarella and juicy tomatoes. One of the easiest sandwiches to assemble especially if you have the pesto ready at hand.
Ingredients
- 2 bagels any of your choice
- 100 g bocconcini
- 3-4 tbsp basil pesto
- 12 baby tomatoes halved
- some virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper coarsely ground
Instructions
- Cut the baby tomatoes into halves. If using a big tomato cut it into thick slices.
- Slice the mozzarella cheese.
- Slice the bagels into halves, horizontally.
- Toast them according to your preference.
- Smear pesto on all 4 slices.
- Arrange the mozzarella slices on it.
- Add the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle some salt and pepper.
- Drizzle some olive oil over the caprese. I used the oil from the pesto.
- I served it as an open sandwich. If you prefer, serve it as a closed sandwich.
Notes
- use any bagel of your choice.
- Can use any tomatoes of your choice.
- Try roasted or dried tomatoes.
- Can use ready made or homemade pesto.
- Add smoked salmon if you want to.