How could you not love Caprese Salad? The combination of a perfectly ripe tomato, fresh basil and soft mozzarella is to die for. Top it off with some tasty extra virgin olive oil and sweet, tangy balsamic vinegar and the taste goes through the roof. This salad served as the perfect starter for our Christmas Eve dinner. You certainly don’t have to wait until the holidays to make it though. As long as your tomatoes are ripe and flavorful, go for it! You can compose the salads about an hour before hand and then dress them right before serving.

I just need to say, this is a salad with equal parts cheese to vegetable. You can’t go wrong.

Enjoy!

Caprese Salad
Listed below are ingredients for 1, it is easily adjustable to however many you need!

3 thick slices of tomato
3 thick slices of mozzarella
1 tablespoon basil chopped
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 teaspoons Balsamic Vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

For Assembly:
Lay slice of tomato down first on your plate, then alternate mozzarella and tomato as shown in the photo above. Your last layer should be mozzarella. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Top with chopped basil. Top each salad with kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste. Serve immediately.