Monday, 19 October 2015 00:38

Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls Recipe

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The Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls is a gourmet appetizers that you can make to surprise your friends and family with your cooking skills. This is a twist to the traditional recipe of a caprese salad, where the zucchini is sliced, grilled, cooled and rolled and stuffed with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil making it truly delicious. 

Serve Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls cold as an appetizer for parties along with Potato and Spring Onion Soup.

Other recipes that you can try are:

  1. Couscous Salad with Raw Mangoes Recipe
  2. Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad with Lemon and Coriander Recipe
  3. Fresh Garden Salad Recipe

Cuisine: Continental

Course: Dinner

Diet: Vegetarian

Equipments Used: Cast Iron Grill Pan

Prep in 15 M

Cooks in 15 M

Total in 30 M

Makes: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 Green zucchini , cut into 1/4 inch thin long slices
  • 200 grams Mozzarella cheese , cut into thin slice
  • 10 Cherry tomatoes , halved
  • Few sprig Basil leaves
  • Salt and Pepper , to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil , as needed
  • Balsamic Vinegar , as needed

Directions for Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls Recipe

  1. To begin making the Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls, first prepare the zucchini and mozzarella by cutting them into thin slices.

  2. Heat a grill pan on medium heat and grill the zucchini on the pan with a little salt until its soft and has grilled  marks on it. Take care to cook the zucchini slices carefully, as they might tend to bread.

  3. Once the zucchini is grilled, remove from the pan and place it on a platter to cool completely.

  4. Once the zucchini has cooled, place it on a work surface. Place the sliced mozzarella on the zucchini, then a halved tomato along with a basil leaf in the edge. Roll them up to make a pinwheel and place the edge side facing down so the rolls does not open up.

  5. Proceed the same way with the remaining zucchini and cheese.

  6. Arrange the rolls on a serving platter, drizzle a bit of olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, sprinkle some salt and pepper.

  7. Serve Roasted Zucchini Caprese Salad Rolls cold as an appetizer for parties along with Potato and Spring Onion Soup.