Caprese Style Salad is a fresh, simple dish perfect for a quick meal or side. This recipe is made with ripe tomatoes, Bocconcini, and fresh basil, this classic Italian-inspired salad is drizzled with olive oil and balsamic for a burst of flavor. It's quick to prepare, and great for summer meals or entertaining with a BBQ. Whether you're looking for a refreshing salad or an easy appetizer, Caprese Style Salad delivers a delicious, Mediterranean taste that's sure to satisfy.
Caprese Style Salad
Caprese Style Salad
Ashley’s Place
3-4
10 minutes
Mediterranean
Salad
Caprese Style Salad is a fresh, simple dish perfect for a quick meal or side. This recipe is made with ripe tomatoes, Bocconcini, and fresh basil, this classic Italian-inspired salad is drizzled with olive oil and balsamic for a burst of flavor. It's quick to prepare, and great for summer meals or entertaining with a BBQ. Whether you're looking for a refreshing salad or an easy appetizer, Caprese Style Salad delivers a delicious, Mediterranean taste that's sure to satisfy.
Ingredients
- 🍅 About 4 tomatoes sliced in about 5mm thickness not too thin. I used the Kumato kind but any tomatoes will do
- 🍅 1/4 of a red onion slices thingly
- 🍅 About 7-10 Bambini Bocconcinis (small ones) you can use a bigger one & just slice it up
- 🍅 A small handful of Basil chopped
- 🍅 A drizzle of olive oil and balsamic
- 🍅 Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions
- 🍅 Slice your Tomatoes, Red onion, Cut your bocconcini in 1/2 & chop your basil
- 🍅 Place tomatoes around your plate or serving platter don’t worry if they overlap, then your red onion, bocconcini, basil & sprinkle with salt and pepper (salt & tomatoes are best friends)
- 🍅 Then drizzle with olive oil and balsamic just enough to drizzle over you don’t want it drenched. If you don’t love balsamic just use olive oil instead