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caprese salad

Caprese Salad

A simple and stunning summer staple made with ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, delicious mozzarella!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, starter
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 ripe tomatoes, sliced
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced thick
  • 2 handfuls of fresh basil
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • course sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella and place them on a plate or platter. Alternate the tomato and mozzarella slices. Sprinkle with course sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
  • Wash the basil. Keep one handful of the basil leaves whole. Mince the other handful of basil.
  • Place the whole basil leaves on top of the tomato and mozzarella slices. Sprinkle the minced basil over the everything.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Keyword caprese salad, fontina prosciutto and basil sandwich, mozzarella, tomatoes
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