Caprese Salad

Vanessa7's Note:

Courtesy of KCStar (my local newspaper). I love Caprese salad....specially the one at Macaroni Grill. I will be making this soon!!! The only thing I would add is balsamic vinegar...but that is because I LOVE IT. It's optional!!!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 medium tomatoes (about 1.25 lbs, washed and cored)
• 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced thinly
• 5 basil leaves (stacked neatly, rolled into a cylinder n cut into thin ribbons)
• 2 -3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• balsamic vinegar (optional)

Directions:

1. Cut tomatoes into 1/4-in. slices and arrange on a plate, alternating tomatoes with mozzarella slices.
2. Scatter basil ribbons over the tomatoes and mozzarella.
3. Drizzle with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. NOTE: I would add a bit of balsamic vinegar when I serve it on my plate because it's like the one at Macaroni and Grill.

Reviews

[FitWitch]

I concur with the suggestion to add some balsamic. I put a 50/50 combination of balsamic and EVOO into a jar with a pinch of salt and 1 tsp brown sugar. Shake well in the jar, and then drizzle on the salad. Delicious!!!

[*Parsley*]

Excellent summer salad. I used fresh heirloom tomatoes. I used white balsamic vinegar and in my opinion, it should not be optional. It makes the salad very tangy and tasty. You really only need about 1 tbsp of olive oil. Loved the fresh taste. Thanx!

[sidneysmom]

I love this salad. But instead of using a Balsamic Vinegar, I just added a few sliced Kalamati Olives. Yumm! Thanks for a great recipe.