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Baked Walnut Caprese Cups
- Yield: 6 Servings
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- Put a tasty spin on the classic Caprese appetizer by cooking with walnuts!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals Walnuts , divided
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 medium clove garlic
- 2 plum tomatoes, cut into 12 slices
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 6 slices
- 10 fresh basil leaves, divided
- 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread walnuts in one layer on ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Set aside.
- In food processor bowl place 1 cup walnuts; pulse until chopped. Add butter and garlic to walnuts; process until finely chopped.
- Evenly divide walnut mixture and firmly press into bottoms of 6-cup muffin pan (approximately 2 tablespoons per cup).
- Bake 5 to 6 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Layer one tomato slice over baked crust, add mozzarella slice, basil leaf and top with tomato slice. Repeat until all 6 cups are filled.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese has melted. Remove from oven; allow to rest 5 minutes before removing from pan.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine balsamic vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes and salt; cook while stirring occasionally until reduced by half.
- Coarsely chop remaining ½ cup walnuts.
- To serve caprese cups, drizzle small amount of balsamic reduction sauce on appetizer plate. Place caprese cup over sauce; top with remaining basil that has been finely chopped and the toasted walnuts. Serve immediately.
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