Caprese Sandwich

Ciabatta stuffed with pesto, tomato sauce and mozzarella and baked until melted inside and crisp on the outside.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• salt (pepper and sugar to season)
• a good glug of extra virgin olive oil
• 75 ml basil pesto
• 250 g mozzarella (sliced)
• 1 ciabatta loaf
• extra virgin olive oil for brushing

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Place the tinned tomatoes in a small saucepan and season. Add a good glug of olive oil and bring the tomatoes to a fast simmer. Stir occasionally and simmer until it has reduced to a thick sauce
2. 2Remove the sauce from the heat and set aside
3. 3Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C
4. 4Cut the bread in half horizontally
5. 5Place the bread cut side up on an oven tray and brush liberally with some olive oil
6. 6Bake the bread for about 10 minutes until golden
7. 7Spread both halves of the bread liberally with the pesto
8. 8Spread the one half of the bread with about half of the tomato sauce (save the leftover sauce for another meal)
9. 9Place the slices of cheese on the other half of bread
10. 10Sandwich together, brush the crust with some olive oil, place back in the lower half of the oven and bake for about 15 minutes until the cheese has melted (cover with foil if the bread browns too much)
11. 11Uncover, slice and serve hot