Holiday Caprese Salad

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INGREDIENTS

  • Pesto
  • 1 cup (250mL) olive oil
  • 1 cup (250mL) Ocean Spray® 100% Juice Blend - Cranberry
  • 1/2 cup (125mL) Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons (30mL) fresh lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 ounces (70g) fresh basil, 2 leaves set aside for garnish
  • 2 ounces (56g) sliced almonds 1/2 ounce (14g) fresh mint, 3 leaves set aside for garnish
  • 1 dash salt and pepper
  • Cranberry-Nutmeg Reduction
  • 3 cups (750mL) Ocean Spray® 100% Juice Blend - Cranberry
  • 1 teaspoon (5mL) ground nutmeg
  • 1 large beefsteak tomato
  • 1 8-ounce (227g) ball fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup (62.5mL) Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries
  • Reserved basil and mint leaves, garnish

DIRECTIONS

To Make Pesto:

Combine all pesto ingredients in food processor. Process on high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth.

To Make Cranberry-Nutmeg Reduction:

Pour cranberry juice into medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until reduced to thin syrup consistency. Add nutmeg; stir until blended.

Slice tomato into 4 or 5 even slices; cut each slice in half. Slice cheese the same way. Stack basil and mint leaves together; roll tightly into a cylinder and thinly slice.

Spoon about 1/2 cup (125 mL) pesto onto each serving plate, spreading to cover. Top each with alternating slices tomato and cheese. Garnish with dried cranberries, basil and mint. Drizzle Cranberry-Nutmeg Reduction evenly over each serving.

Makes 4 servings.

2011 Ocean Spray Foodservice Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest Finalist Shawn Bucher

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