Have you ever had a savory crepe? Um, they are awesome. No, really. They are so delicate and delicious. This recipe for baked caprese crepes actually came about because of a bad mood. Ok, not a bad mood, but dread. Ha, doesn’t that sound so much more delightful? Here’s the deal, I don’t mind winter. I love warm sweaters, leggins, boots, warm soups and beautiful holidays, BUT I hate being cold. I live in Utah. Cold exists for 9 months of the year. Or at least close to it. I was seriously starting to dread that all of our herbs were dying=no fresh herbs constantly at my disposal, the sun was heading to bed earlier, and the gardens were slowly evaporating. *Sigh*. Now are we getting a better picture about what I really don’t like about winter? Nothing is very fresh anymore. I looooove summer foods. LOVE them. I love how much easier it is to eat fresh and healthy.
(I know this is about to sound like an advertisement, but this is truly how I feel…)
And then I discovered, Gourmet Garden. Ok, stop, I know how silly I sound, but I’m serious. I have officially become obsessed, and just wait for it, I actually started using them before I used all of my fresh herbs. OH WHAT? Blasphemy you say? Nope. Not at all, cause guess what? Our basil didn’t grow this year.Yup, it kinda screwed me over and died. So, my darling friend, Jennifer has been supplying me with a ton of her own basil. Which has been fantastic, and now that we are heading into cooler months I don’t have to worry about paying an arm and leg at the store for fresh herbs.
Gourmet Garden is fresh herbs that you can use year round. You use them equal to that of fresh unlike dry that you have to adjust your measurement. They also taste fantastic. I was completely shocked to realize that ALL of their products are wonderful and they are the perfect way to eat fresh year round. In fact, the ginger is a life saver. Love not needing to peel and chop the ginger myself.
Here’s a whole list of their products and then we can get to the giveaway and the recipe.
Basil
Chili Pepper
Dill
Cilantro
Basil
Italian Herbs
Lemon Grass (How fantastic is this one?!)
Oregano
Parsley
Fresh Blends Mediterranean
Fresh Blends Poultry
Fresh Blends Steak
Fresh Blends Thai
Fresh Blends Moroccan
Fresh Blends Mexican
Garlic
Ginger
Garlic Chunks
This recipe could look intimidating since you have to roll each crepe, but do not worry about it. I promise that it’s really not that difficult, AND you can totally make the sauce days ahead of time. You could even make a ton and freeze it for later. The crepes have a hint of basil, are stuffed full of a delicious cheese combo and are covered in the yummiest roasted tomato sauce. Trust me, you need this in your life.
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Can Crepes Be Frozen?
To freeze crepes, layer them with wax paper or paper towels.
Place in freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.
Thaw in refrigerator and heat in microwave.
What Is Caprese?
Caprese refers to a salad made with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil.
Do Tomatoes Have Vitamin C?
Tomatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin C.
Baked Caprese Crepes
Baked Caprese Crepes
Description
Ingredients
- Fresh Mozarella
- Fontina Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
Savory Crepes
- 6 Large Eggs
- 4 Teaspoons Gourmet Gardens Basil
- 2 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, Unsalted, melted
- 1/3 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
Roasted Tomato Sauce
- 6 Large Tomatoes, quartered
- Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt
- Pepper
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 2 Tablespoons Oil from tomatoes, plus juice (these are basically the pan drippings from roasting the tomatoes)
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Onions
- 1 Teaspoon Oregano
- 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- Fresh Black Pepper
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 Large Carrot, grated
Instructions
Crepes
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, basil, yogurt, butter and milk.
- Add the flour, salt and pepper, and whisk until smooth.
- Set aside.
Roasted Tomato Sauce
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Lightly oil (using the olive oil) a large baking sheet.
- Dump the tomatoes on the baking sheet, drizzle with a little more olive oil, and salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Roast for 20-40 minutes depending on the size of your tomatoes. Remove from the oven to cool slightly.
- Place the oil/juice mixture in a stock pot over medium heat.
- Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant.
- Add the onions and oregano.
- Cook for 30 seconds more and add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, bay leaves and carrot.
- Turn down to low and simmer for 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
- Remove the bay leaves and set aside.
To Make the Crepes
- Heat a skillet (8-12") over medium heat.
- Add a tiny drizzle of olive oil if your pan tends to not release foods.
- Using a 1/3 measuring cup, quickly pour the batter in, pick up the skillet and twist your wrist in a circular motion, allowing the batter to evenly coat the bottom of the pan.
- Let cook for a minute or so, carefully slide a rubber spatula under one side, lift and flip the crepe over.
- Cook another 30 -60 seconds and set aside on a plate.
- Repeat with remaining crepes.
Assembly
- To assemble the dish, lay one crepe flat on the cutting board.
- Fill it with a little handful of the fresh mozzarella and fontina cheeses.
- Roll the crepe up, and place in a lightly greased baking dish.
- Repeat until the dish is full.
- Top with the luscious roasted tomato sauce and fresh parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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Evans
Looks so delicious!!!! Will try it.
Ruthie Armstrong
Delicious Carian!! I LOVE the garden gourmet produces, use them all the time!
Kira
My favorite recipe by far is Fish in Cheesy Dill Sauce. It's a casserole with cubed salmon, shrimp, and a rich, spicy cheddar sauce with fresh dill and cayenne pepper.
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I love anything with cilantro in it, salsa, tikki masala, chili, etc.
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Corn with basil butter. Or, anything with basil butter!!!
caitlinjacobs
Love making pizza and pasta with fresh herbs!!! Mmmm yummy.
Kylie W
I love to use fresh herbs to make quiche
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Rebecca Major
I love making garden chowder with fresh herbs. I'll have to try savory crepes sometime – they sound delicious!
Audrey B.
Pasta with olive oil and fresh herbs is delicious.
Unknown
It would have to be just some roasted vegetables with a random assortment of seasonings (depending on what I feel like that day 🙂
vwwannab
These look great! My favorite fresh herb dish is homemade fresh tomatoe and basil pizza. Fresh herbs all winter would be amazing!!
Emmers
I would love these! It's nearly impossible to grow fresh herbs here, or at least it is to me. I love making curry with fresh ginger and cilantro, and always love homemade pesto. Basil is the one thing we can seem to grow.
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Traci
I'm just getting started using fresh herbs, but the classic caprese salad with fresh basil never fails. I would love to try out all these other options and see what I'm missing out on.
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel
I love to make grilled cheeses with fresh basil, cilantro or even sage!
Meryl
Bruschetta with fresh basil, roasted red peppers, and goat cheese.
Becky at VintageMixer
I love crepes and caprese anything so this sounds amazing!
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Chantiel
My favorite dish with fresh herbs is dutch oven chicken that my husband makes…Yum!
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Lindsey Johnson
I love fresh herbs in everything. But one of my favorite ways is to have them in green salads–either in the dressing or with the greens.
Sarah Nix
These crepes look delicious! My favorite dish with fresh herbs is pistachio herbed pesto on fresh pizza.
Megan
I need to make crepes someday. I never have and these look beautiful.I love salsa with fresh cilantro or basil with almost anything! 😉
Kelsey S
The best BEST way to enjoy fresh herbs: corn cut fresh off the cob, sauteed in a little butter with minced shallot… take off the heat and add 1/4 cup of cilantro, 1/4 dill, 1/4 basil, AND whatever other fresh herbs you like… add some salt and pepper and it's an amazing combination. All of the herbs brighten up an otherwise normal side dish.
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I would love to win these — how perfect to have on hand for making guacamole.
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LOVE savory crepes and this is a great twist on classic caprese 🙂
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I love garlic lemon chicken with fresh oregano and parsley!
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My favorite dish with fresh herbs is lasagna. It adds so much!
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My favorite recipe is rosemary lemon cucumber water. I just throw a bunch of each into a pitcher of water and leave it in the fridge. So refreshing!
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I love to chop all fresh herbs and put it on pasta with fresh parmesan cheese and garlic oil~ yummy~
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I definitely need to look for these! Peeling ginger is such a pain. My fave dish with fresh herbs is guacamole!
Julie
This recipe looks delicious! I'd love to enter the giveaway. I think my favorite thing to make with herbs is fresh pesto sauce with basil. Simple, but classic.
Andrea
I love basil, so pasta and pesto is my pick.
I do crepes filled with spinach but I never put herbs on the batter.
Great idea 🙂
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deardeer
So many mouthwatering flavors here! Sometimes the best dishes are the simplest and nothing beats an omelet with fresh rosemary and a pinch of thyme. Paired with a no nonsense caprese and it's the easiest treat!
Ally
I love making spaghetti sauce with fresh herbs. It adds so much!
Shannon
Not everyone is a fan, but I'm obsessed with cilantro. I like to blend it up with some onions and garlic and freeze it to use as a salsa base or a cooking base for my roommate's Puerto Rican recipes. Yum!
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Yum! These crepes look amazing! I have so many favorite recipes that use fresh herbs, from sauces to dips!
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I love using fresh herbs to make pesto or to add into meatloaf.
Maria
YUM! Definitely saving this crepe recipe. I would say my fav fresh herb recipe is a fresh pesto sauce. Missing summer already!
karen
My favorite thing to make with fresh herbs is different types of pesto, to use on soups, pasta, sandwiches, etc!
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A fresh baked pizza with herbs and veggies too!
Anna
You're very convincing 🙂 And I LOVE savoury crepes and the idea of baking them all together like this!
DessertForTwo
Hmm…favorite dish using herbs is Pioneer Woman's rosemary rolls! 🙂
Julie @ Table for Two
savory crepe? crazy, yet so brilliant at the same time!! gorgeous 🙂
Leslie
Ohhh I love love love LOVE gourmet Garden product. I use the dill one in my Tzatziki!!!
The Cooking Actress
#1–These crepes look ridiculous. Like in an amazingly delicious way.
#2-My favorite ways to use fresh herbs are in pastas and pizza!!
Barbara | Creative Culinary
I think my favorite dish with fresh herbs is just a simple caprese salad although the avocado/caprese pasta salad I just did recently comes in VERY close; the fresh herb dressing is soooo good.
I grow a lot of herbs; some handle the cold well; thyme and sage in particular; I always have fresh sage for my Thanksgiving dishes.
I live in Denver for the summer and this one was horrible; HOT HOT HOT. Now to suffer through winter I have to hope next summer will be MUCH better. 🙂
Pino
Simple – focaccia. Dress it with a little olive oil, fresh herbs, a rub of garlic and sea salt, bake and you've got dinner along with a salad.
Anonymous
My favorite dish using herbs would have to be either guacamole (cilantro) or basil pesto!
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Meryl
I love pasta with fresh herbs.
Krista
You hit this out of the park Carrian! I love it! Plus, I totally love Gourmet Garden. I put fresh herbs in anything and everything!
Cassie | Bake Your Day
I could not love this more, these flavors, the savory crepes…you are totally on to something here!
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Kristina @ spabettie
I love savory crepes, but have never tried these flavors – I cannot wait to try!
my basil was good this year, and it is STILL going, but I know soon I won't have it. I would LOVE to try these tubes… I often wondered about them (I especially eye the basil and the ginger!).
my favorite dish to use herbs? hmm, I use herbs so much… one of my favorites recently was a hasselbacked tomato – stuffed with cheese with chiffonaded basil on top – SO good 🙂
Cookin’ Canuck
Oh yes, I love savory crepes, and these look wonderful. That opening shot is absolutely gorgeous!
Deborah
You don't have to enter me for the giveaway since I have a fridge full of the Gourmet Gardens herbs right now (love them!) but I did want to say that I LOVE savory crepes and don't have them nearly enough. Loving these – and that sauce!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
These crepes look beautiful AND delicious!