This new take on caprese can be the centerpiece at your summer party. Build an American flag with purple potatoes, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. A large wooden cutting board lined with parchment makes the perfect serving platter.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 50 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 18 small purple potatoes (about 1 pound)
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound herbed cheese spread, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
- 26 cherry tomatoes, halved (about 2 pounds)
- 24 1-inch mozzarella balls in brine, drained well and halved
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes in generously salted boiling water until fork-tender but not falling apart, about 20 minutes. Drain well and allow to cool completely. Cut in half crosswise.
- Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a small star tip, with the herbed cheese spread. Cut a piece of parchment large enough to fit a 12- by -17 1/2-inch wooden cutting board. Put a dab of cheese spread on the underside of each corner of the parchment to help it adhere to the cutting board.
- Pipe and spread a thin layer of cheese spread in to a 6 1/2- by -9 1/2-inch rectangle in the upper left corner of the parchment. Arrange the potatoes in rows, cut-side-up, on top of the cheese. Pipe the remaining cheese in between the potatoes to make stars for the flag.
- Drizzle the remaining empty portion of parchment with half of the oil then sprinkle all over with the basil. Starting from the top, make a line of tomato halves, cut-side-up, followed by a line of mozzarella halves, cut-side-down. Repeat with the remaining tomatoes and mozzarella. Drizzle everything with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 896 |
| Total Fat | 67 g |
| Saturated Fat | 39 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 60 g |
| Cholesterol | 214 mg |
| Sodium | 1341 mg |
Reviews
Potatoes with insalata caprese? American flag? Um no. Try it the authentic way with the colors ITALIAN flag for an ITALIAN dish. Sliced mozzarella balls, sliced fresh tomatoes from garden, high quality olive oil, salt and pepper, and fresh basil. Done. Simple. Don’t ovecomplicate or change a good thing.
Going to make this…great centerpiece. Hope we don’t desecrate our beautiful flag when we dig in!LOL
Pretty presentation but the amounts are off. Picture shows way more mozzarella balls and tomatoes than shown on list of ingredients.
What else do you cook on a patriotic holiday? Celebrate international flag day? Unbelievable. I think this is a great idea and will try this 4th of July. Might put out a side of balsamic glaze for the dressing.
Not a salad at all!
how is this a salad?…
How is this political?? Simply showing pride in their countries flag.
There was no political views implied.
Try it you might like it.
There was no political views implied.
Try it you might like it.
love the idea!
Love food network, but they need to stick to only food not politics.