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Caprese Salad

The taste of summer. this simple salad is made with sliced tomato and mozzarella cheese, with fresh basil leaves sandwiched between.
Prep Time7 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Course: Appetizer, italian, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: easy prep, healthy?, quick and easy
Servings: 4 servings

Equipment

  • food processor or blender

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1/4 cup fresh Basil leaves
  • 4 medium- large tomatoes sliced into desired thickness
  • 1/2 lb (225g) fresh mozzarella cheese sliced

Balsamic Vinaigrette

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp ground mustard
  • 1/4 cup basil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Slice all tomatoes and cheese
  • Layer in circular pattern beginning with tomato, basil leave, cheese, basil leaves, and repeat until plate if full, or no slices remain.
  • Mix all vinaigrette ingredients together in blender, or food processor (or bullet), until well combined.
  • Drizzle over salad.
  • Serves as is or with fresh bread.
    Enjoy!

Notes

you can omit the basil in the vinaigrette if desired. I just really like fresh basil.