Description
This deliciously satisfying Caprese Salad is something we eat often especially when tomatoes are coming fresh out of our garden. It's bright, fresh, milky, creamy and super quick. Use any tomatoes you have on hand (we prefer the extra sweet ones like Datternio grape tomatoes and our Italian tomatoes, but you can use the more tart cherry tomatoes as well). Add a sprinkle of fresh oregano, to make it authentic, or drizzle a little balsamic if you enjoy it. Add a baguette and dinner's ready.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ball of fresh mozzarella, strained and evenly sliced
- Fiascone San Marzano tomato, or Datterino Dolcissimo tomatoes (or any sweet summer variety), sliced
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt to taste
- fresh basil leaves
- dried or fresh oregano (optional)
Instructions
How to Make Caprese Salad (l'insalata Caprese) With Grape or Cherry Tomatoes
- Arrange a bed of sliced tomatoes on a serving dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt to taste.
- Place sliced mozzarella on top, drizzle with a little more olive oil and sprinkle with salt to taste.
- Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the tops of the mozzarella and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving to allow the tomatoes to release their juices and for the mozzarella to release a little of its milk and the flavors to meld together. Enjoy as a light lunch with bread, or an appetizer to share before dinner, or for aperitvo with a glass of good bubbly or Pinot Grigio.
How to Make Caprese Salad (l'insalata Caprese) With San Marzano or Other Large Table Tomato
- Slice tomatoes and mozzarella into similar sizes.
- Starting with a tomato, arrang it on a serving platter, add a slice of mozzarella but make sure you can still see the tomato behinde it. Repeat with the remaining tomato and mozzarella slices.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt to taste.
- Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the tops of the mozzarella and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving to allow the tomatoes to release their juices and for the mozzarella to release a little of its milk and allow the flavors to meld together. Enjoy as a light lunch with bread, or an appetizer to share before dinner, or for aperitvo with a glass of good bubbly or Pinot Grigio.
Notes
- Alternatively, if using larger slices of tomato versus the smaller grape tomato variety, cut them similarly in size to the mozzarella and alternate slices of tomato with mozzarella layering them on top of one another at a slight angle in a row, then sprinkle a little salt over the dish, drizzle with olive oil and add fresh basil leaves and serve. This makes for a pretty Caprese salad!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1-2 servings depending on hunger level
