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Caprese Salad with Fresh Chimichurri
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Caprese Salad with Fresh Chimichurri

21 ingredients 20 min 4 openrecipes
Caprese Salad with Fresh Chimichurri

A fresh chimichurri sauce really makes this traditional salad shine!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

280
Calories
9g
Protein
21g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz (28g) 85
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups FOR THE CHIMICHURRI:
  • ⅓ cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • ½ cups Lemon Zest
  • ½ cups Fresh Basil, Chopped
  • ¼ cups Fresh Parsley, Chopped
  • 1 whole Fresh Oregano, Chopped
  • 1 whole Fresno Pepper, Seeds And Stem Removed, Diced
  • 5 cloves Shallot, Diced
  • ½ teaspoons Garlic, Minced
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 4 cups Red Pepper Flakes
  • 8 ounces, weight FOR THE SALAD:
  • 2 whole Fresh Greens
  • 10 leaves Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons Large Tomatoes, Sliced
  • ½ teaspoons Basil, Julienned
  • ½ teaspoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 loaf Kosher Salt

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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