Caprese Salad
A home-style recipe for Caprese Salad. Serves 4, ready in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 large tomatoes, in ½ cm slices
- 200 g fresh mozzarella cheese, in ½ cm slices
- A handful of fresh basil leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp vinegar (optional)
Missing something?
- No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
- No cheese? Use skip it, or use cheese spread.
- No basil? Use fresh coriander, or dried oregano.
Method
- Lay the tomato and mozzarella slices on a plate, overlapping and taking turns.
- Tuck a basil leaf between each one.
- Drizzle with the oil and vinegar, and sprinkle the salt and pepper just before serving.
Tip: Use ripe, red tomatoes at room temperature; cold tomatoes have little taste.