Caprese Salad-style tomato mozzarella and basil — photo
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Caprese Salad-style tomato mozzarella and basil
Sliced ripe tomatoes with mozzarella di bufala, basil, and balsamic glaze. The 5-minute Capri classic.
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 10 min · easy
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Ingredients
- 4 ripe tomatoes, room temperature
- 250 g mozzarella di bufala
- Fresh basil leaves
- Good extra virgin olive oil
- Flaky sea salt
- Black pepper
- Optional: thick balsamic glaze
Method
- Tomatoes. Slice tomatoes 5 mm thick. Salt lightly. Rest 10 minutes.
- Mozzarella. Tear (don’t cut) the mozzarella into rough pieces.
- Plate. Alternate tomato + mozzarella slices, slightly overlapping. Tuck basil leaves between.
- Dress. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic (if using). Salt + pepper.
- Serve. Immediately, while the tomatoes are at room temperature.
Tips
- Room temp tomatoes. Cold tomatoes = no flavour.
- Salt the tomatoes 10 minutes before. Pulls out the sweetness.
- Best mozzarella you can find. Buffala if possible. Don’t pre-slice.
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