Mozzarella Caprese

Name: Mozzarella Caprese (Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil, Capri-Style)
Yield: For 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: salt and pepper; 500 g (1 lb 1½ oz) buffalo mozzarella, sliced; 2 large, ripe tomatoes, sliced; 10 basil leaves; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; salt and pepper

Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil, Capri-Style

Preparation info

For
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Carluccio's Complete Italian Food

By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio

Published 1997

About

The best way of serving buffalo mozzarella as a starter is to combine it with ripe tomatoes, good olive oil and fresh basil. This is often called insalata caprese.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 1½ oz) buffalo mozzarella, sliced
2

Europe
Italy
Starter
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Arrange the slices of mozzarella on a plate, alternating them with the slices of tomatoes and basil leaves.

Pour over a little stream of olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.