Italian
Caprese Salad
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
An elevated Caprese salad with fried pane carasau bread, sautéed spinach, and anchovies, made with two types of mozzarella.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- Pane Carasau IntegraleWhole wheat carasau bread; can also use white
- Extra Virgin Olive OilFor frying and dressing
- Garlic1 clove
- SpinachFresh spinach, about a handful
- TomatoesPreferably piennolo or other flavorful tomatoes
- BasilFresh leaves
- Anchovies in OilAnchovies in oil
- Fiordilatte(optional) — Alternative to buffalo mozzarella
- Mozzarella Di Bufala(optional) — Alternative to fiordilatte; chef uses 250g
- SaltTo taste
Method
- Wash the spinach and remove any yellow or wilted leaves.
- In a pan, heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil with a clove of garlic. Add the spinach and sauté until wilted but still slightly crunchy.
- In another pan, fry the pane carasau in extra virgin olive oil until golden and crispy. Season with salt.
- Slice the mozzarella (choose fiordilatte or bufala) into thin slices.
- Slice the tomatoes.
- On a serving plate, arrange a bed of sautéed spinach.
- Add pieces of fried pane carasau on top of the spinach.
- Place tomato slices and mozzarella slices on top.
- Add fresh basil leaves.
- Place anchovies on top.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and adjust salt if desired.
Chef Max Mariola
Professional chefReviewer1.1M subscribers on YouTube400.6M total channel viewsChef italiano. Ricette cucinate a casa, focus completo sulle ricette.
