Caprese Salad is a delicious tomato salad and couldn’t be easier to make. Like all simple dishes, the quality of the ingredients really shines, so be sure to use the ripest, most flavorful tomatoes you can find, fresh mozzarella, and fragrant sparkling green basil in this Caprese Salad recipe. This recipe is endlessly flexible – feel free to play with the proportion or add other elements to suit your taste.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
6 medium size ripe tomatoes
4 oz. fresh mozzarella
6 large basil leaves
4 Tbsp. Vergezocht HO oil
Salt, preferable good quality sea salt
Preparation:
- Cut tomatoes and mozzarella into even slices. Layer them on a serving platter or four individual salad plates.
Cut basil leaves into thin ribbons and sprinkle them over the salad. Drizzle salad with Vergezocht HO oil and sprinkle with salt to taste. Serve immediately