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Caprese Salad
Caprese salad is a classic Italian salad with juicy tomatoes, mozzarella, basil leaves, and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar — perfect for summer festivities. Watch the video below!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
4
- 3 large tomatoes (sliced)
- 8 oz mozzarella (sliced)
- handful of fresh basil leaves
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic reduction
- flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Prep the tomato and cheese. Add a slice of tomato to a plate, then add a slice of mozzarella on top. Keep alternating slices of tomato and mozzarella until you've used up all of the ingredients.
- 2
Add the basil. Place fresh basil leaves in between the layers. I prefer smaller basil leaves to keep them whole, but if you have large basil leaves you can cut them up.
- 3
Finishing touches. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic reduction on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then serve immediately.