You will find all of summer’s deliciousness in one amazing bite with these Caprese Tarts!
You must have known this was coming. Of course I had to make something that had an Italian flare to it!
I remember the first time I had a caprese. It was when I lived in Vicenza, Italy, and I was out at a restaurant and decided to order an appetizer.
Now just so you know, when ordering a caprese expect a large plate of deliciousness coming your way. If you do get a small plate, leave that restaurant immediately because they are holding out on you!
So the plate came and it was piled with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil and olive oil! It was the best appetizer I had ever had. After that time I would normally order this dish every time I went out to eat. Funny I wouldn’t make them at home, which would be more practical but waited till I was eating out.
Let me tell you a few things about ordering a caprese in Italy. You can normally get it with regular mozzarella (normally made from cow’s milk) or you can get buffalo mozzarella (made from a domestic Italian water buffalo). So if you see that on the menu you will understand the difference. I personally think the buffalo one is creamier in texture and it looks stringier.
Well lucky for you, you do not have to be like me and wait till you eat out to eat a caprese. You can make these caprese tarts at home! But I added a twist to it. I piled my ingredients high onto puff pastry and served them warm. Oh yeah!
What I decided to do with these tarts I thought roasting the tomatoes would give it a good flare. In this recipe I used a variety of tomatoes and mozzarella pearls. It is a really flexible dish so you could use any tomato and any size mozzarella, you just might have to do some cutting up of your ingredients. I am all about the easy, so I went with bite size ingredients! Don’t forget to head on over to Food Fanatic to check out this Caprese Tarts Recipe!
Brian Fleming
Oh wow, those tarts! I want two of them at least.
Leanna
Yum, these look amazing. I saved them to my appetizer pin board. I have got to try these. Thank you for sharing, although I was a little jealous about the living in Italy part. Lucky girl you are!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
These look amazing!! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
Michelle
Caprese is one of my favorite things ever!
I love the idea of this tart!
Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle
Quinn Caudill
I love this appetizer, perfect use of those fresh tomatoes. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday! Pinned and shared!