Warm Caprese salad recipe

Name: Warm Caprese salad
Yield: Serves 2 as a main meal or 4 as a side
Ingredients: 400g cherry tomatoes; 2 big tomatoes, halved; 3 cloves garlic, kept whole in their papers; 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 ball reduced-fat mozzarella, roughly torn; 1 small baguette, cut lengthways; 40g butter, softened/at room temperature; ½ bunch basil leaves, plus extra leaves to serve; 1 small garlic clove, roughly chopped

We’ve given the Italian classic a winter makeover, so you can enjoy the flavours of tomato, mozzarella and basil year-round. Serve with homemade basil garlic bread to scoop up all that delicious tomato.

See method

Serves 2 as a main meal or 4 as a side
5 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
678 calories / serving

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Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
400g cherry tomatoes
£0.62
£2.48/kg
Tesco Classic Round Tomatoes 6 Pack
Aldi Price Match
2 big tomatoes, halved
£0.99
£0.16/each
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
Aldi Price Match
3 cloves garlic, kept whole in their papers
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Fresh Cut Thyme 20G
Aldi Price Match
5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
£3.40
£13.60/litre
Tesco Reduced Fat Mozzarella 200g
1 ball reduced-fat mozzarella, roughly torn
£1.30
£10.40/kg DR.WT
H.W. Nevill's Part Baked White Baguette 2 Pack
Aldi Price Match
1 small baguette, cut lengthways
£0.85
£0.42/each
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
Aldi Price Match
40g butter, softened/at room temperature
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
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½ bunch basil leaves, plus extra leaves to serve
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Arrange the tomatoes in a baking dish along with the whole garlic cloves and thyme leaves. Season, then drizzle over the olive oil and stir so everything’s evenly coated. Roast for 20 mins or until the tomatoes are blistered.
Meanwhile make the garlic bread. In a mini food processor, whizz together the butter with the basil and garlic until it’s just combined. Season with a little salt and pepper. If you don’t have a mini food processor, finely chop the basil and garlic and mash into the butter with a fork until combined.
Spread the garlic basil butter on both sides of the baguette. Place on a baking tray and bake for 5-10 mins until toasty and golden.
To serve, tear the mozzarella ball and scatter it along with the remaining basil leaves amongst the tomatoes, and serve alongside the garlic bread.