Caprese Bites
Recipe: #1336
October 25, 2011
Categories: Breakfast, Cheese, Monterey Jack, Tomato, Appetizers, Brunch, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Fresh Tomatoes, Kosher Dairy, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"This is a lovely healthy appetizer or side dish. If you wish slip a cracker under the tomatoe slice for easier handling as a finger food. If you are watching fat content or calories use a lite cheese, This recipe was adapted from a food.com recipe by EmmyDucky"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (108.7 g)
- Calories 85.4
- Total Fat - 5.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
- Cholesterol - 11.9 mg
- Sodium - 158.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 3.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 2.4 g
- Protein - 6.5 g
- Calcium - 201 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the tomato slices on an oven proof dish or tray.
Step 2
Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Step 3
Place 2 basil leaves on each slice.
Step 4
Cover with the cheese slice, add 2 drops hot sauce.
Step 5
Broil until the cheese melts approximately 10 minutes. Serve.
Tips
No special items needed.