Name: Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup balsamic vinegar; ¼ cup honey; 3 large tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 1 (16 ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch slices; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ cup fresh basil leaves; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil drizzled with a sweet balsamic reduction and olive oil.  Easy, impressive and delicious! Most grocery stores now sell prepared balsamic reductions.  Surprisingly it's just as good!

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

balsamic vinegar

honey

tomatoes,

mozzarella

salt

black pepper

basil leaves

olive oil

Stir balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the vinegar mixture has reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes. Set the balsamic reduction aside to cool.


Arrange alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella cheese decoratively on a serving platter. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper, spread fresh basil leaves over the salad, and drizzle with olive oil and the balsamic reduction.


YUM! I only had grape tomatoes and small fresh mozzarella balls, so I went w/ it. The flavors were wonderful and the basalmic reduction really added something special to this...so light and refreshing! I will def be making this again~YUM! Thanks for sharing. :)

First time I tried this, it wouldn't reduce to 1/3 cup even after simmering for 30 minutes.  When it cooled off it was very gluey in consistency.  Tried again, and followed directions exactly (simmered 10 mins), and after it cooled it was the PERFECT consistency.  It does NOT reduce down much so I only make about 1/2 the recipe, but it makes a delicious caprese and is SUPER EASY.

This recipe was excellent.  Now that I know how easy it is to make a Balsamic Reduction, I will be making it more often.

Easy yummy loved by all. What else is there to say?

Balsamic reduction was entirely too sweet for my taste otherwise the recipe is delicious and simple. Next time I will start with 1 Tablespoon of honey and adjust accordingly. Fresh quality ingredients are key and the finished dish makes a nice presentation. Ideal dish for fresh garden tomatoes and homegrown basil. I like to add Kalamata olives and steamed asparagus spears. (recipe made for RECIPE GROUP ).

Good recipe, but was a little shocked that it calls for 1 cup of balsamic vinegar.  And then adding honey on top of that?  They must be using a really cheap, watery balsamic.  I would recommend investing in a really good balsamic, only using about 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup and reducing it a little with NO honey. A good balsamic will be sweet enough and rich enough on it's own. It's better to just reduce it a little in order to thicken it so that it sticks to the tomatoes and mozzarella.  Wonderful.

First timer on the balsamic reduction. It took longer for the "reduction" part than 10 minutes for me. I was afraid I'd ruined it. But it tasted marvelous. My son and husband loved the salad and the reduction. I'll be doing this once a week until summer ends.

Excellent recipe will make again. I made a salad with the ingredients by simply tossing them together about 30 mins before dinner. I got rave reviews from our company. Very fresh tasting. One thing I didn't realize was how strong the kitchen smelled of vinegar while making the reduction. It made eyes water. If you can open a window while making it or cook it well before company comes so you can air out the room. Just a side note but it is very tasty.

Nothing screams summer to me more than a nice caprese salad! I cut back the balsamic to about 1/4 cup and just added about 1 tablespoon of honey. Even after reduced slightly it was more than enough for a light drizzle. Perfect! UPDATE: When you work at home you can play with your lunch! I am getting into the Valentine's Day groove and used a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut the tomatoes and the mozzarella! Fun and "lovely" to eat!

A layered salad of tomatoes and cheese drizzled with balsamic vinegar reduction.

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : stefychefy

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