Are you a fan of cool, refreshing salads during the heat of summer? One of the best salads to make at home during the hottest months of the year is the classic Caprese. This salad is bursting with flavor but deceptively easy to make! Here’s how you can prepare a Caprese salad in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe tomato
- ½ ball of fresh mozzarella cheese
- Fresh basil leaves
- Balsamic vinegar, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Olive oil, to taste
Instructions
- Start off by washing and then cutting a ripe tomato into slices. After that, go ahead and do the same thing with your fresh ball of mozzarella cheese, cutting it into slices about ½ inch thick.
- After this, wash the basil leaves and set aside. Place a tomato slice, a piece of mozzarella, and a basil leaf in that order on a plate, alternating until you have used up all of your tomato, cheese, and basil.
- Now, to finish off your Caprese salad, drizzle on olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste. You won’t want to use too much so as to overwhelm the flavor of the mozzarella, tomato, and basil, but add at least a couple of tablespoons.
- Sprinkle with salt, and enjoy!
