Caprese Salad

Online recipe · as published / commonly shared

Serves 4 · Prep 10 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

The Italian salad of tomatoes and mozzarella. It needs no cooking.

Arrange on a platter, alternating between slices of each:

8 ripe plum tomatoes sliced

2 balls of mozzarella (or vegetarian alternative) sliced

Sprinkle over:

handful of basil leaves

Season generously with salt and black pepper. Then drizzle over:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Serve straightaway.

Citations

Cookbook ancestor

Reference: Marcella Cucina by Marcella Hazan (1997). Publisher: Humanity Press/prometheus Bk, 1999 edition, paperback, ISBN 978-0333725955.

We put this together for personal use. See the citations. This is not a cookbook reprint.