Caprese Salad

Name: Caprese Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about 1/2 lemon); 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/4 pounds assorted tomatoes (such as regular vine-ripened tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and yellow teardrop tomatoes); 6 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, drained and sliced; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced basil leaves

Instructions

Prep:10min

Every summer, we take a family vacation sailing around the Mediterranean for a couple of weeks, and inevitably, we visit the incredibly beautiful island of Capri, in the Bay of Napoli. The people of Capri have coopted the classic tri-colore combination of tomato, mozzarella, and basil and called it their own: if these three ingredients define a salad, it’s called Caprese. Lucky for them!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:42:43 GMT