Caprese Salad
No oven required. Fresh from the market, add decadence with fresh mozzarella. Add wine, good friends, conversation and voilà!
Ingredients
- 8 tomatoes heirloom, fresh, flavorful, in season a variety of sizes and colors, whole 1/4" slices, as well as quartered
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 ball burrata, mozzarella or buffalo mozzarella cheese rip into bite size pieces
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil add as much or as little to taste (1/4 cup is approximate)
- sea salt
- fresh ground pepper
- fresh artisan crusty bread
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped roughly
Instructions
- Slice and tomatoes in a variety of sizes as it will be enjoyed with a knife a fork. However, if you want them all uniform, slice them as you prefer. Presentation with a variety of sizes adds a rustic touch and reveals the variety of different tomatoes included.
- Add the pieces of ripped mozzarella. I used burrata which makes the dish appear more creamy and less uniform and neat, but buffalo or regular fresh mozzarella will change keep the neat presentation.
- Place tomatoes and mozzarella mixture into the platter you wish to you to serve. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Let the dish sit for 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- Sprinkle fresh basil on top, serve with crusty torn pieces of bread and dive in!