Salad of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, and fresh basil:
Excellent with buffalo mozzarella, caprese is a traditional Italian dish that can eat as a main course or, especially during the hot season, cold as a main dish or as an appetizer. The colors are typical Italian: white (mozzarella), red (tomato) and green (basil). For a caprese for four people you need:
- Four tomato salad, not too green
- A handful of fresh basil
- Extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
- Oregano
After you have thoroughly washed and dried tomatoes, cut into thin slices (each slice should have a thickness of about half a centimeter) to be arranged artistically on a serving plate courses. Subsequently, after having let drain for about ten minutes in a colander, repeat the same operation with the mozzarella: in this case, the strips should be about half a centimeter thick and will be placed on the tomatoes, covering part or in alternating a slice of tomato and mozzarella.
At this point season with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper according to your taste, finally sprinkle everything with a meal of fresh oregano and basil leaves.
