Caprese Salad for the Summer
Here’s an idea for a quick and easy summer dinner or a dish to bring to a cook-out this Memorial Day weekend….Caprese Salad!! Can you say, YUM??? So light, so easy and so refreshing! This won’t fill you up or make you feel heavy, just satisfied in a healthy, delicious way.
This dish can be used as a main dish with fresh bread, a side dish with beef, or as an appetizer, any way you serve it, it is delicious.
What’s better is you can grow half of the ingredients right in your own back yard this summer or pick up the tomatoes and basil at your local farmer’s market. The key to this dish is fresh, fresh, fresh and in season. Fresh red & juicy local tomatoes (not too soft), fragrant green basil, moist fresh mozzarella cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. That simple.
Layer alternating slices of the tomatoes and mozzarella on a platter, placing a basil leaf between each layer or cut up the basil and sprinkle over the top. Drizzle olive oil on top of the salad. You can use salt and pepper to taste, if you would like, but you may find you don’t need it at all.
It’s so fresh, so simple, and so flavorful. Enjoy!!