Chicken breast caprese with tomatoes and pesto sauce
Author:
Cooking Together
Servings: 2
Cooking time: 30 min
Caprese chicken breast with caramelized cherry tomatoes and pesto sauce.
Ingredients
| chicken breast (250 g each) 2 pieces |
| pesto sauce 80 g |
| soft mozzarella cheese 120 g |
| cherry tomatoes 200 g |
| green basil 15 g |
| balsamic syrup 35 ml |
| balsamic vinegar 10 ml |
| olive oil 40 ml |
| TO TASTE: |
| salt |
| sugar |
| black pepper |
| Italian herbs |
| oregano |
| PESTO SAUCE: |
| basil leaves 50 g |
| garlic 2 cloves |
| roasted walnuts 2 cloves |
| parmesan 50 g |
| olive oil 100 ml |
| white wine vinegar 20 ml |
| salt, white pepper to taste |
Instructions
Step 1
Combine all ingredients for the pesto sauce in the bowl of a blender and whisk until smooth.
Step 2
Heat a frying pan with the oil, pour in the sugar and caramelize the cherry tomatoes. Season with balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper and oregano.
Step 3
Cut the chicken breasts crosswise into two pieces. Season with salt, Italian herbs and black pepper. Fry in oil until browned.
Step 4
Then brush with pesto sauce, top with sliced cheese and fry under a lid for 3-4 minutes.
Step 5
Serve chicken breasts with caramelized tomatoes, pesto sauce, basil and balsamic syrup. Enjoy.
