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Caprese Salad

Italy

Caprese salad hails from the island of Capri, its red, white and green colours a deliberate nod to the Italian flag.

A simple Italian salad of sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil, dressed with olive oil — colours echoing the Italian flag and flavours needing nothing more.

Authentic Italy Caprese Salad recipe
Prep
10 mins
Cook
0 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
200 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

4ripe tomatoes, sliced
400gfresh mozzarella, sliced
handfulfresh basil leaves
4 tbspolive oil
1 tbspbalsamic glaze

Method

1

Arrange alternating slices of tomato and mozzarella on a plate.

2

Tuck fresh basil leaves between the slices.

3

Drizzle generously with olive oil and balsamic glaze.

4

Season with salt and black pepper and serve immediately.

Chef's Tip

Use the ripest tomatoes and best-quality olive oil you can find — with so few ingredients, each one really matters.

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