Caprese Salad

Italian

Salad Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4 Total: 10 min

Ingredients

  • Ripe tomatoes 4 large (500 g)
  • Fresh mozzarella 250 g
  • Fresh basil leaves 15 g
  • Extra-virgin olive oil 3 tbsp
  • Flaky sea salt 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper to taste
Prep
10 min
Cook
0 min

Instructions

  1. 1

    Take the mozzarella out of the fridge 30 minutes before serving; keep the tomatoes at room temperature.

  2. 2

    Drain the mozzarella and pat it dry with paper towels.

  3. 3

    Core the tomatoes and cut them into 1 cm slices.

  4. 4

    Cut the mozzarella into 1 cm slices.

  5. 5

    Arrange the tomato and mozzarella slices on a platter, alternating and overlapping them, and tuck the basil leaves between the slices.

  6. 6

    Season with the salt and pepper, then drizzle the olive oil evenly over the top.

  7. 7

    Serve right away, before the tomatoes release their juice.