Caprese Salad
Thick slices of ripe tomato and fresh mozzarella, layered with basil leaves and drizzled with good olive oil. The simplest Italian salad — no cooking, just great ingredients. Ready in 5 minutes.
Prep
5m
Cook
0m
Diff.
Eas
Serves
2
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Ingredients
Oil, olive, extra light
2 tablespoons extra virgin
Basil, fresh
large handful of leaves
Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat
fresh mozzarella
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
3 large ripe tomatoes
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Instructions
Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella into roughly equal slices (about 1cm thick).
Arrange them on a plate, alternating and overlapping slightly.
Tuck the fresh basil leaves between the slices.
Drizzle generously with olive oil.
Season with flaky sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
Serve immediately as a starter or side.
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