Caprese Salad with Fig Balsamic Dressing
What could be simpler than a Caprese Salad? Make it just a bit more special with Fig-Balsamic Dressing.
Author: Lemons & Anchovies
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 1-2
Ingredients
- *For the Dressing* (This should be enough for one or two servings but feel free to double according to these proportions)
- 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Fig Butter or Fig Jam (I had an open jar of TJ Fig Butter so that's what I used)
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste (optional)
- *For the Salad*
- 1 large tomato per person, 3 thick slices
- 2 thick slices mozzarella
- Fresh Basil leaves, a couple plus more to chiffonade for garnish.
Instructions
- To prepare the dressing: Combine the balsamic vinegar and fig butter in a small saucepan and turn up the heat to medium. Stir to dissolve the fig butter and cook for about 5 minutes until the mixture has reduced by a quarter. Transfer to a bowl and add the garlic and olive oil. Whisk until thickened and emulsified.
- To prepare the salad, stack the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil starting with a tomato slice and alternating until you end up with a third tomato slice. Drizzle with the dressing (a little is all you need) and garnish with basil chiffonade.
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
O.M.G.! This is calling my name for dinner – all I need to do is run out to buy the fig butter or jam! Absolutely beautiful!!!
foodwanderings says
Love Caprese salada and I love your twist with the figs. I do miss growing tomatoes too but the critter in my yard more often than not get to them first. Beautiful post as always Jean! Shulie
Kate@Diethood says
My favorite salad, snack, lunch, dinner!! But I really really need to try this dressing… and I have fig jam!
Liren says
Jean, what a brilliant use of the fig jam in this dressing and salad! I’m definitely making this tomorrow!!
Cherine says
This looks irresistible!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Such a beautiful salad, Jean! I love the fig balsamic – what a tasty twist on a classic!
Mary Avalon says
Oooooh I love Caprese salads. Going to go buy some fresh figs when I finish work and try this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing.
Asmita says
This is such a gorgeous salad! I love the presentation!
wok with ray says
What a gorgeous stack of fresh and delicious salad you got there. I am drooling over that dressing. Have a good week, Jean! 🙂
Rosa says
Scrumptious looking and very beautifully presented!
Cheers,
Rosa
Nancy/SpicieFoodie says
Hi Jean,
Wow I love what you have done to an ordinary caprese salad. This is such a great recipe, I can’t wait to try it. Love, love it:)
Patty says
Yum! I’ve been putting fig balsamic on salads all Summer(it’s so good) but I like your recipe for extra figgy balsamic dressing:-) I’m sure it’s delicious in Caprese salad, beautifully plated Jean;-) I think I have a jar of Lisa’s balsamic fig jam floating around somewhere in my pantry!
sippitysup says
Figs and tomatoes (and corn) yep. It’s my favorite time of the year. GREG
Suzanne Perazzini says
That dressing sounds intriguing. Caprese salad is my favourite. I am looking forward to having it in a few weeks when we visit Italy. Their mozzarella is so much better than ours.
amelia from z tasty life says
this one is always a winner, especially with great new twists like this fig balsamic
Rowena @ Apron and Sneakers says
I can imagine how good it will be with the fig balsamic dressing. This is one of the salads that’s always on our table. Your idea is great!
Justin @ GrocerEaze says
Wow, your pics are fantastic! It looks like I could take a bite through my screen. Great job.
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
A beautiful salad Jean and even tho I don’t eat my salad with dressing I’d love to try the fig balsamic. I love fig jam.
Holly says
Sounds delightful, and I agree that you should use the very best ingredients when you’re making something simple. I never thought of pairing figs with tomatoes – did the balsamic dressing taste heavily of the figs?
And fig butter? Sign me up!
lemonsandanchovies says
Hi, Holly. No, not at all. The fig was just another (subtle) layer of flavor–didn’t overpower at all. 🙂
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
The star of this dish is definitely your fig balsamic dressing! And I have unopened Trader Joe’s Fig Butter!! I was going to use it with cheese and crackers but I haven’t used it since I bought it 3 weeks ago! I guess we’ll be having this before eating with cheese and cracker. Thank you very much for this recipe. I’m in love with this recipe already imagining myself eating it. Yum.
Sue {munchkin munchies} says
This looks incredible! Also, I would love to have the sandwich in your header for my lunch TODAY!
Kali says
Basil, tomato and mozzarella are by far the best 3 ingredients together in my opinion. My first experience with these ingredients was on a cruise ship and they had a Panini with these amazing 3 ingredients drizzled with a pesto olive oil. After that, I fell in love. Adding balsamic does sound like a great idea too. This is also a more figure friendly version to what I had. Seems like a very fresh lunch on a warm summer day. Thanks for sharing!
Cater hire Ireland says
Usually my kids run away from eating vegetables but now I feel that your recipe is a good way of serving vegetables in the form of Caprese Salad with Fig Balsamic Dressing….
brahma chaitanya says
the dressing looks amazing..is garlic essential or can we skip using garlic?
lemonsandanchovies says
The garlic adds another layer of flavor and brightness to the dressing but you can probably skip it. 🙂