Caprese Salad (Insalata Caprese)
Refreshingly light and flavorful, this tri-colored Italian appetizer consists of 4-simple ingredients and is ready in 5-minutes!
Ingredients
The simplicity of this Italian appetizer lies in the quality of products. You’ll want to invest in a high-quality olive oil for best results.
- A package of grape or cherry tomatoes
- Mozzarella cheese balls
- High-quality extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh basil, salt and pepper
How to make it
Rinse the tomatoes and place in a bowl with the mozzarella balls; drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper; garnish with fresh basil
Recipe tips
- Use naturally sweet grape or cherry tomatoes for this summer salad! Bite size is best!
- Use a high-quality olive oil
- This recipe features “Ciliegine” mozzarella (small “cherry-size” mozzarella balls) which are found in the gourmet cheese area of your grocer. If you can’t find these little cheese balls, just slice some cheese in bite size portions!
- Buffalo mozzarella is a higher-quality of cheese and is labeled “buffalo Mozzarella” cheese. Use either kind of cheese in this Italian antipasto dish–both are delicious!
Caprese Salad is perfect when it’s too hot to cook!
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Caprese Salad
Grape tomatoes and fresh mozzarella balls lightly tossed in garlic infused olive oil and fresh basil. Perfect as an appetizer, side dish, or light lunch or brunch!
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Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. package Ciliegine Mozzarella balls
- 1 pint Grape Tomatoes
- 1 package fresh basil
- extra virgin olive oil high-quality
- salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain Ciliegine Mozzarella and set aside; rinse grape tomatoes; chop basil1 8 oz. package Ciliegine Mozzarella balls
- In a large bowl, combine mozzarella balls and grape tomatoes1 8 oz. package Ciliegine Mozzarella balls, 1 pint Grape Tomatoes
- Lightly drizzle cheese and tomatoes with olive oil; combine wellextra virgin olive oil
- Add chopped basil; add salt and pepper; serve1 package fresh basil, salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Notes
Use high-quality olive oil
Nutrition Estimate
Serving: 2cupsCalories: 44kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 12mgPotassium: 561mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1997IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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