Twist on the traditional caprese salad
This chicken dish gets a fresh spin with the use of yellow tomatoes. We used fresh basil leaves and mozzarella cheese to complete the caprese chicken. Caprese is from the Campania region of Italy and is usually served as an antipasto with the addition of the fresh mozzarella. This simple week night dish really impressed the girls. We accompanied the dish with a baked herbed zucchini side. This dish could easily be made vegetarian with substituting the chicken for portobello mushrooms. Gonna have to try it that way!
Step one:
Take a skinless, boneless chicken breast and coat with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with a dried Italian herb mix, garlic salt and pepper. Grill until cooked.
Step Two:
Melt sliced or shredded mozzarella cheese over the chicken breast.
Step Three:
Place sliced yellow tomatoes (or whatever kind you have on hand, Roma would be good) and fresh basil leaves.
Yes, it is that easy…
