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Pasta & Caprese Salad

CHILDREN'S RECIPE: Angel Hair with Tomato and Cilantro
Ingredients:

1 lb Angel Hair Pasta
2 cup Tomatoes, diced
3 tbsp Butter
Pinch of Cilantro, chopped
Pinch of Salt, Pepper
Pinch of Parmesan Cheese, grated

Method of Preparation:
Cook pasta in salted water. In a medium saucepot, add butter, tomatoes, cilantro, salt and pepper. Allow tomatoes to cook for a minute. Toss in pasta and cheese. Serve in bowls.


FAMILY RECIPE: Panko Crusted Tomato with Burrata and Aged Balsamic
Ingredients:
2 Red Tomatoes, sliced
2 Yellow Tomatoes, sliced
Pinch of Salt, Pepper
3 tbsp Canola Oil for Pan Searing
1 ball Burrata Cheese
1 cup Flour
1 Egg
1 cup Panko Bread Crumb
3 tbsp Basil Pesto
Micro Arugula to garnish
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp Aged Balsamic


Method of Preparation:

Arrange sliced tomatoes on plates and season with salt and pepper. Bread with flour, egg and bread crumbs. Heat canola oil in a sauté pan, until medium hot. Carefully sauté tomatoes on both sides until golden brown. To serve, spread basil pesto on plate. Stack fried tomatoes with burrata cheese and top with micro arugula that is dressed with olive oil; finish plate with drizzle of aged balsamic.