Caprese Salad
Caprese salad is the perfect summer dish with juicy tomatoes, fresh mozarella cheese, fresh basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Ingredients
- 3 medium vine ripened tomatoes, sliced 1/2" thick
- fresh ground sea salt and pepper
- 1 16 oz package of fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced 1/2" thick
- 11 fresh basil leaves may use more if desired
- olive oil for drizzling
- balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Instructions
- Cut tomatoes into thick 1/2" slices and place them on a serving platter.
- Grind fresh sea salt and pepper over the tomatoes to taste.
- Cut mozzarella cheese into thick 1/2" slices and place a slice on top of each tomato.
- Place a basil leaf on top of each slice of mozzarella cheese. May sprinkle basil leaves over the top of the salad if you want more basil.
- Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over all of the tomato/mozzarella stacks.
- Serve immediately. May serve each stack individually on a plate if desired.
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