Basil Salad With Mozzarella On Ciabatta Bread I Made It

Basil Salad With Mozzarella On Ciabatta Bread

mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago
By: Imorente

It's basil season, woo hoo! I absolutely loved this. For the olives, I didn't use either of the recommended green or black, but kalamata! Also, didn't crush up a cayenne pepper, but used the more on hand, powdered stuff :) My ciabatta was the pretzel version I found at Sam's. I really thought I was going to regret not toasting the whole thing, to melt the cheese, but I enjoyed it the way it was, with just the warm toasted bread with the cold toppings, it was delicious! Drizzled with a basil infused olive oil. It's definitely a keeper :)

Basil Salad With Mozzarella On Ciabatta Bread
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bakerme 7 years ago said:

Wow, that looks fantastic, Mommuluvs2cook! Your photo and the recipe!

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chuckieb 7 years ago said:

Holy Kamoly that looks good Michelle! Verra nice!
Judging from both your's and the author's pics I'm going to say you used Buffalo Mozzerella?
I'm SO trying this.

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CherylsCookingNow 7 years ago said:

Looks delish!

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DIZ3 7 years ago said:

Awesome photo! I like your "untoasted" version better.

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frankieanne 7 years ago said:

Wow, that looks delicious! I love the basil infused olive oil idea. Yummy.

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mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago said:

Thanks everyone :)
Janet, yes it was Buffalo Mozz, it's the only kind I use, every time it goes on sale I buy it :)
FA, I got a gift pack of infused olive oils for Christmas and love them so much! Too expensive for me to buy to keep on hand though, so I am starting to make my own. Have a garlic infused one in my fridge right now that I whipped up yesterday!

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Good4U 7 years ago said:

BEAUTIFUL!

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bakerme 7 years ago said:

I've never heard of buffalo Mozzarella. What is it and how is it different from the "normal" stuff?

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gaspesiangal 7 years ago said:

Beautiful photo Michelle. That salad looks so very good. BM is whiter, more moist and has a bit of a tang. I buy fresh balls of BM every now and then, it's expensive but I love it.

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mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago said:

Thank you ladies :) Yes BM is definitely more expensive, but it's such a great treat :) I never buy it unless it's a good deal and that is still only every couple months or so.

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bakerme 7 years ago said:

Uh, guys, you want might want to use a different abbreviation for buffalo Mozzarella. Just sayin' ;) But thanks for explaining the difference!

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mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago said:

Haha, I knew somebody was going to say that...just had to see who :P

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bakerme 7 years ago said:

Yep, you knew it had to be me, especially after Don abbreviated my name and called me BM once in a post - yikes! I read your and Angel's posts to my husband (after explaining what the thread is about) and he laughed so hard he cried!

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mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago said:

Lol, I don't remember that post from Don, but I can see how it would bother you :P I just wanted to play off of Bren's answer and go with it :) I knew somebody would crack!

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