Traditional Caprese Salad

Recipe

Recipe type and/or recipe tags: Salad tomato Italian

Number of servings:

Ingredients:

  • Big ripe tomato - top tip: pick tomatoes that feel heavier for their size. Ideally end of summer for perfect earthy flavor.
  • Mozzarella Cheese
  • Basil leaves, loosely torn
  • Top quality Extra virgin olive oil. Ideally buy oil in glass or tin containers, avoid plastic.
  • salt

Method:

You know what it looks like. Traditionaly this doesn't include balsamic vinegar. Perhaps as that might mess with the colors of the Italian flag that it so well demonstrates.