Today, we’re giving a classic Italian recipe a healthy twist with our Truffle Cheese Caprese Toast. We switched out the traditional mozzarella in favor of protein-packed Lifeway Farmer Cheese. Our cultured, easy-to-spread cheese adds a mild, tangy flavor and accentuates the sweet taste of garden-fresh cherry tomatoes. Spread atop a slice of perfectly crisp sourdough, we add a teaspoon of black truffle and blend it with rich, herby pesto.
Lifeway Farmer Cheese is made with live and active probiotic cultures, so it digests easily and helps your body absorb all the goodness from the other ingredients in recipes like this toast more efficiently. Any average recipe becomes something special with our cheese on top, and best of all, it packs 15 grams of protein per serving making it a must for all your high-protein recipes like this one.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Prep Time: 15 mins Servings: 2Ingredients
- 1 slice of sourdough, toasted
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 slices of prosciutto
- 1 tsp black truffle
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 2 tbsp pesto
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt and pepper
- balsamic glaze
- 2-3 basil leaves
Directions
- Slice cherry tomatoes into 3-4 pieces and add to a bowl with olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside. Toast sourdough.
- In a medium size bowl, add Farmer cheese, minced garlic, and black truffle. mix together until all incorporated, set aside. Dice prosciutto.
- On the toasted sourdough, layer on the diced prosciutto, farmer cheese mixture, pesto, cherry tomatoes, balsamic glaze and basil leaves. Enjoy!
