Caprese Salad

I love, love, love this dish!  It is so quick and easy to make and it tastes delicious when the ingredients are fresh from my garden.  The amount of ingredients I use are never exact measurements, so the recipe below is a general guideline.  Feel free to change to suit your tastes.

Caprese Salad

·         1 large tomato, sliced

·         2 oz fresh mozzarella

·         Fresh basil leaves (one for each of the tomato slices

·         1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

Place the tomato slices on a serving platter.  Slice the mozzarella and place on tomato slices.  Top each slice with a basil leaf.  Drizzle with vinegar & oil.  Enjoy!

If you don’t have fresh mozzarella on hand or you want a dairy-free option, this recipe is a delicious alternative:

Faux-prese Salad

·         1 large tomato

·         ¼ cup sweet onions

·         1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

·         1 Tbsp olive oil

·         Fresh basil leaves 

·         Salt and pepper

Slice tomato and arrange on serving dish.  Chop the onions and arrange over tomato.  Drizzle oil and vinegar over the tomato and onions. Top with basil leaves.  Add salt & pepper to taste