There’s something so special about a Caprese salad when it’s made with the freshest seasonal tomatoes. So, I decided to create another version with a middle eastern twist for culinary excitement. My caprese-style salad with pine nuts and mint is fully plant-based and fully yum!
How to make this caprese-style salad
It’s just as simple as the original version made with tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. Arrange thick, juicy ripe tomato slices on a platter.
Then, in order, sprinkle with sea salt, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, dollop with vegan goat-style cashew cheese, sprinkle with ground sumac and toasted pine nuts, and top with fresh mint leaves.
How to serve
Squirt everything with lemon wedges for a little bit of a citrusy zip. Enjoy this caprese-style salad with pine nuts and mint as an appetizer for four people—or for one person four times!
If you like, serve it along with freshly toasted pita chips. You’ll want to put this recipe on repeat when tomatoes are in season near you!
Description
There’s something so special about a Caprese salad when it’s made with the freshest seasonal tomatoes. So, I decided to create another version with a middle eastern twist for culinary excitement. My caprese-style salad with pine nuts and mint is fully plant-based and fully yum!
- Arrange the tomatoes onto a platter.
- In order, sprinkle with the salt, drizzle with the olive oil, dollop with the cashew cheese, sprinkle with the sumac and pine nuts, and top with the mint leaves.
- Squirt with the lemon or arrange wedges on the side. Serve as an appetizer as is—or enjoy with freshly toasted pita chips.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes (for pan-toasting pine nuts)
- Category: salad, appetizer
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of salad
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 4g includes 0g added sugars
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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