Chicken Caprese (Mega) Sandwich
Well why make it small when you can go BIG? No matter wether you make a double-decker or you do it as a regular sandwich, this is such a nice summer lunch.
Equipment
- 1 Gas Grill
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 0.5 L water
- 1 tbsp salt
- compound butter
- pesto
- tomato thinly sliced
- fresh mozzarella
- fresh basil
Instructions
- add in a jar the water, the salt and stir it
- brine the chicken breast
- put it in the fridge for 30 minutes
- spread a little bit of olive oil on the chicken breasts
- season the chicken, on all sides, with salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- have your grill running on all burners, medium heat
- grill the chicken until internal temperature reaches 69℃ - 156℉
- cover them and let them rest
- cut the bread an apply the compound butter on both sides
- in a big pan add the bread with the compound butter facing down and toast them
- flip them over and toast them
- cut the chicken in thin slices
- assemble the sandwich by adding a layer of pesto
- add the thinly sliced tomato
- add the chicken
- add the fresh mozzarella
- add the fresh basil
- ready to serve