Caprese Inspired

-Spray baking dish with pam, Preheat oven to 400

-Slice red belpepper, tomato, and eggplant

-Place eggplant pieces in baking dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper, Bake for 15 minutes and then flip

-Add tomatoes and red belpepper, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper, continue baking for 15minutes- flipping halfway through

(You could also grill veggies)

-Drizzle balsamic vinegar over during the last 5 minutes

-Remove and stack pieces on a dish, placing Buffalo mozzarella between, drizzle all with olive oil and balsamic vinegar

-Top with toasted pine nuts and freshly torn basil

-Serve with sautéed shrimp or grilled chicken or salmon, the protein of your preference

-Add capers and kalamate and/or green olives

Red bell pepper - Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Beta carotene/ Vitamin A, Vitamin B2/riboflavin, B3/Niacin, Vitamin B6/pyridoxine, B9/folate, Vitamins C, E, K

Capers - Copper, Potassium

Cheese (mozerella, burrata, goat, or feta) - Calcium, Phosphorous, Vitamins A, B2/riboflavin, B12/cobalamin, Vitamin K, Zinc, Protein, Probiotics, Vitamin D

Eggplant - Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium, Vitamins A, b9/folate, C, and K, Fiber, Anthocyanins and Phytonutrients

Kalamata olives - Calcium, Copper, Iron, Vitamins A and E, Antioxidants/ Oleuropein and Hydroxytyrosol, Monounsaturated fatty acid/ Oleic Acid, Fiber, Protein

Olives - Calcium, Copper, Iron, Vitamin E, Monounsaturated fatty acid- Oleic acid, Antioxidants- Oleuropein, Hdroxytyrosol, Tyrosol, Oleanolic acid, and Quercetin, Flavonoids, Phenols, Terpenes, and Anthocyanidins, Probiotics

Pine nuts - Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium, Vitamins B1/ thiamine, B2/riboflavin, B3/niacin, Vitamin E, Zinc, Protein

Tomato - Calcium, Potassium, Vitamins B9/folate, C, and K, Fiber