Caprese Salad
User Reviews
4.9
Caprese Salad
Description
This Caprese Salad arranges slices of soft buffalo mozzarella and thickly sliced Roma tomatoes alternately, with fresh basil leaves placed between the layers. The salad is presented either spiraled on a large plate or stacked in individual portions. A finishing drizzle of good-quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar adds depth and tang, while sea salt flakes and black pepper enhance the natural flavors of the ingredients. The salad requires no cooking and emphasizes freshness and simplicity.
The combination results in a bright, refreshing dish where the creamy, delicate cheese contrasts with the slightly firm and slightly sweet tomatoes, complemented by the herbaceous notes of basil. This salad is typically served as an appetizer or light first course, best enjoyed soon after assembly to maintain the texture of the ingredients.
Ingredients
- 6 buffalo milk mozzarella approximate size a bit larger than a golf ball or if un-available, use bocconcini balls) sliced into 5-6 round pieces, balls
- 6 Roma tomato cut into equivalent thickness as cheese
- basil fresh, for garnish, leaves
- balsamic vinegar
- olive oil extra virgin
- sea salt flakes
- black pepper grinded
Instructions
- On a large flat plate (if sharing) start in the centre of the plate & lay one slice of tomato followed by one slice of cheese covering half the tomato and then followed by one leaf of basil covering half the cheese.
- Continue this pattern while spiralling out from the centre of the plate.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
- Season with rubbed sea salt and fresh cracked pepper.
- If individually plated, follow the same order as above but stack the items in the centre of the plates (2 of each slices and leaves should suffice for a light first course).
- Finish by drizzling a little olive oil over the stacks and follow with a bit of balsamic vinegar, be sure to garnish around the stack with some of the olive oil onto the plate for visual appeal.
- Season with rubbed sea salt and fresh cracked pepper.
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