Caprese Biscuit Stackers

Take all the traditional elements of capers salad—mozzarella, basil and tomatoes—and stack them together to make this delicious recipe. MORE+ LESS-

By Brooke McLay

Updated August 10, 2018

Make with

Pillsbury Biscuits

Ingredients

cans (6 oz each) Pillsbury™ Flaky Layers refrigerated Buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits each)

1/2

cup mayonnaise

1/4

cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Juice of 1 lemon

Ground black pepper to taste

thin slices mozzarella cheese

yellow tomatoes, thinly sliced

orange tomatoes, thinly sliced

red tomatoes, thinly sliced

Fresh basil leaves

1/4

cup balsamic reduction sauce

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1

Bake biscuits as directed on can. Cool. With sharp knife, cut each biscuit into 3 layers.
2

In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, chopped basil and lemon juice. Add pepper to taste.
3

To make each biscuit stacker, spread mayonnaise mixture on bottom layer of biscuit. Top with 1 slice of cheese and 2 tomato slices. Add center layer of biscuit; spread with mayonnaise mixture. Top with 2 tomato slices, basil leaves and top layer of biscuit.
4

Place biscuit stackers on platter. Drizzle stackers with balsamic reduction sauce. Serve immediately.

For extra flavor and beautiful color, use heirloom tomatoes instead of traditionally grown tomatoes in this recipe.
Balsamic reduction sauce (also called “drizzle” or “glaze”) can be found in the Italian foods section of most grocery stores.