Garden Fresh SaladCroutons crumbs that taste and look this good, should be tried out instantly in the kitchen.
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 2 peopleTagged in: Baking & Roasting, Brunch, Cheese & Dairy, Cuisine, Diet, Healthy, Italian, Main Ingredient, Others, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Salads, Type of Dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
7-8 slices of fresh mozzarella / bocconcini (halved)
Few slices of fresh tomatoes
Handful of cherry tomatoes
For pesto dressing
½ cup olive oil
Handful of basil leaves
1 tbsp pine nuts (substitute with pumpkin seeds or pistachios)
1 tsp parmesan cheese
Juice and zest of one lemon
Salt
For croutons
Thick cut slices from baguette
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Garlic powder / grated garlic
Chilli flakes
METHOD
To make pesto
- Blend all the ingredients together – olive oil, basil, nuts, parmesan, juice & zest of a lemon and salt until smooth.
To make pesto
- Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C. Lay out the bread slices on a foil lined baking tray. Drizzle olive oil over it; season with salt, garlic powder and chilli flakes. Toss it all together. Wrap the foil around bread and bake until crispy. Break into finer crumbs
To assemble
- Arrange tomatoes and cheese slices alternatively on the greens. Drizzle with pesto dressing. Finally, scatter the crouton crumbs over it before serving.
Amrita Rana
Amrita Rana, a Mumbai-based blogger and home chef, proclaims her love for food by cooking, eating and talking about food endlessly. Though she is popularly known as the bacon-jam-girl, she has openly confessed her love for pizza with a pizza tattoo.
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