Heirloom Caprese Salad
What says summer more than a beautiful Heirloom Caprese Salad? I wait all year to dig into the freshest tomatoes from the local markets and my home garden. This salad is delicious, looks beautiful, and is ready in 15 minutes!
Heirloom Caprese Salad
- Prep Time
15
- Total Time
15 min
- Servings
4
- Difficulty
Super Easy
Ingredients
- 3 heirloom tomatoes sliced
- 16oz fresh mozzarella sliced
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- Salt + pepper
- 2 tbsp good olive oil
- Store-bought balsamic glaze
- 1 bunch fresh basil
Instructions
- Begin by slicing both your tomatoes and cheese in thin slices that are about ½”-1”thick.
- On a large dish, alternate the tomatoes and cheese until you’ve used them all up.
- Give the fresh tomatoes and cheese a good drizzle of olive oil and then season them with red pepper flakes and salt/pepper.
- Drizzle entire dish with balsamic glaze.
- Garnish with the basil by tearing or leaving the basil leaves whole. If you have fresh oregano on hand, this goes perfect with the salad as well.
- East fresh or store covered in the fridge for 1-2 days.
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