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Caprese Salad
Caprese salad is a perfect salad for a hot day (or any day for that matter). Simple, easy, and full of flavor, especially when using homegrown tomatoes! I love the flavors of mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes together, and topping them with a high-quality balsamic vinegar makes it an irresistible salad. This capresa salad recipe was easy to make and paired nicely with some flank steak, roasted asparagus, and crusty bread.
Caprese Salad
Ingredients:
- Organic or homegrown tomatoes or vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
- Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
- Fresh basil, torn
- Olive oil, to taste
- High-quality balsamic vinegar, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
How to Make a Caprese Salad:
Slice tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
Layer tomatoes, cheese, and basil on a serving plate.
Drizzle the salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Season with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Enjoy!
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- Homegrown tomatoes or vine-ripened tomatoes sliced
- Fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
- Fresh basil torn
- Olive oil to taste
- High-quality balsamic vinegar to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
- Layer tomatoes, cheese, and basil on a serving plate.
- Drizzle the salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Season with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Enjoy!
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I battle to find a good mozzarella, but when I do, this recipe is top of the list.
That looks awesome!
I loooooove caprese salad, specially when it’s so tidily presented! thanks for sharing 🙂
So simple and yet so good!
I love tomatoes with basil (especially homegrown)will definitely try them with some mozarella.
So bright, fresh and colorful. Looks delicious!
i agree that this salad is perfect for summer. so refreshing and as long as the ingredients are superior, it’ll taste magnificent. nice photos!
Great pics, salad sounds lovely!!
May I ask how you do the printable recipes link?
Rina,
Thanks for visiting my site… glad you like the pictures. In regards to the printable recipes, I simply created a separate blog (very plain, no color, labels or archives) and copy and pasted my original recipe. I obviously leave out the photos too. I then create a link. Hope this helps.
Pam
For the Love of Cooking