Caprese Salad

By kmad

Tomatoes filled with mozzarella slices and basil leaves make for a beautiful presentation and are easy to serve. Balsamic glaze, which is used to season the salad, is found alongside the balsamic vinegars in many stores. If unavailable, use a well-aged balsamic vinegar.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 8 tomatoes
• 4 balls fresh mozzarella cheese, about 3/4 lb.
• total
• 32 fresh basil leaves
• Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
• Balsamic vinegar glaze for drizzling
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Place the tomatoes, stem side down, on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, make 4 evenly spaced slits crosswise in each tomato, stopping about 1/2 inch from the bottom.

Cut the mozzarella into 32 thin, uniform slices. Working with 1 tomato at a time, insert 1 mozzarella slice and 1 basil leaf into each slit.

When ready to serve, place the prepared tomatoes on a platter. Drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic glaze and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately. Serves 8.