Caprese Salad - Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil and variations
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February 21, 2017
Salads
BASIL VINAIGRETTE
1 small handful of fresh basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons balsalmic vinegar
Kosher salt
SALAD
4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cubed into small bites or sliced
1 pound ripe summer tomatoes, sliced or chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
BASIL VINAIGRETTE In a small food processor, mix the vinaigrette
Caprese Salad - Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil and variations
Ingredients
- . If you’re using variations below, you’ll likely use all the dressing, if not, will use much less. Season to taste. Serve and savor!
- SALAD Stir together the cheese, tomatoes, then add dressing to taste.
- Need to add more
- Californication: Add avocado
- Carbification: Add fresh bread croutons
- Citrify: Add Orange Slices
- Appetizerfy: Add salami
- De-tomatofy: Don’t add the tomatoes
- Greekafy: Substitute fresh feta for mozzarella
- Saltify: Add capers
- Saladify: Add cooked pasta and more dressing
- Amplify: Add sundried tomatoes and artichokee hearts
- Kalmatafy: Add kalmata olives
- Winterize: Add roasted tomatoes, and add sliced beets
- Proteinify: Add beans, black or white (1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained)
- Wichify: Serve on a croissant, or french bread
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- [caption id=“attachment_1124” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Roasted Tomatoes, layered low”]
[/caption]- Have fun. Serve as a salad, an appetizer on skewers, stack it high, lay it low, bake it!
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