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Grilled chicken caprese sandwich with homemade pesto and garlic aioli

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 10.9K likes · 207.2K views · 9 min video

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Ingredients
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  • chicken breasts
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder
Coat the chicken breasts with a little olive oil and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder on both sides.
Grill on a hot oiled grill over medium high, turning a few times, every couple of minutes; pull at about 160F checked with a thermometer.
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
Pesto: blitz a couple cloves of garlic, a couple tablespoons of pine nuts and 1 cup fresh basil leaves in a food processor.
Homemade pesto
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan
  • red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup olive oil
Add about a quarter cup grated Parmesan, a little pinch of red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; stream in about a quarter cup olive oil while it runs, stopping to scrape down the sides.
  • dried basil
  • dried oregano
  • olive oil
With about two minutes left on the chicken, spoon over a little dried basil and dried oregano mixed with olive oil, added late so the herbs do not burn.
Dried herbs and oil at the end
  • mayo
  • garlic
  • olive oil
  • parsley
  • salt and pepper
Garlic aioli: mix a little mayo with garlic, a little olive oil, a little parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Quick garlic aioli
Cut the chicken into relatively thin pieces.
Slicing and building the sandwich
  • sourdough
  • tomatoes
  • cheese
  • salt and pepper
  • prosciutto
On sourdough, spread garlic aioli to the edges, then tomatoes, the chicken and the cheese. Torch the cheese briefly until shiny; add a little salt and pepper and prosciutto.
  • pesto
  • butter
Spread pesto on the top bread to the edges, close, and put a little butter on top.
  • shredded mozzarella
  • little baby tomatoes
  • basil leaves
Heat a pan; lay down a little shredded mozzarella, sliced baby tomatoes and basil leaves, set the sandwich face down on top and press; cook about 3 minutes, until brown.
The cheese and tomato crust
Flip; repeat the mozzarella, tomatoes and basil on the pan and cook the other side. Cut and serve.