Insalata Caprese

Name: Insalata Caprese
Ingredients: 8 medium vine ripened tomatoes; 1 large handful of fresh basil leaves; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 300 g fresh buffalo mozzarella; ½ cup (125 ml) basil dressing or a drizzle of good extra virgin olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ripe Recipes

By Angela Redfern

Published 2010

About

We wanted to include this recipe to make the most of ripe tomatoes at this time of the year. We recommend tasty buffalo mozzarella which is now made here in New Zealand.

This recipe is so gloriously simple, but it does require perfect ingredients. Arrange on the plate however you like and serve with crusty bread.

Ingredients

8 medium vine ripened tomatoes
300 g fresh buffalo mozzarella
1 large handful

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Slice the tomatoes and tear the mozzarella and the basil leaves into bite sized pieces.

Arrange the ingredients onto a platter and drizzle with basil dressing or olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.