An easy and delicious Italian appetizer is Caprese salad. It is an explosion of colors, a harmony of taste and a symphony of aroma. The recipe for real Italian caprese is not at all complicated and you can cook it yourself at home.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Caprese salad, thanks to the special combination of green or purple basil, red tomatoes and white mozzarella, looks very nice on the festive table. And various additives and spices - improvisation, which gives the caprese a special and unique taste.
Cooking Caprese is quite simple. There are no complicated techniques, exotic ingredients and long heat treatments in the recipe. In the classic version, it is recommended to use mozzarella only from buffalo milk. Although recently, even in Italy, they began to use the more affordable mozzarella made from cow's milk. The size of the cheese balls is not important in principle. This will only affect the way the product is cut. The main thing is that the mozzarella is fresh.
Tomatoes for starters are a subject of controversy. Some people think that the best variety is “bull heart”, pink in color. Others are sure that only cherry tomatoes are suitable, but in our country they use red oblong tomatoes "Cream". It is advisable to use green or purple basil with small leaves and directly from the garden. Dressing - olive oil, must be the best, first cold pressed. The taste of Caprese depends on it.
Tip: the size of the tomatoes and the mazzarella ball should preferably be of the same size so that the appetizer looks beautiful.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 162 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Tomato - 1 pc. (big size)
- Mozzarella - 1 large ball
- Basil - 1-2 branches
- Olive oil - for dressing
- Salt - a pinch
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
Cooking Caprese Salad
1. Wash the tomato and pat dry with a paper towel. Use a sharp knife to cut it into rings 5 mm thick. Choose a tomato that is not too watery, otherwise the appetizer will float in the tomato juice, which it shouldn't.
2. Remove the mozzarella from the brine, blot with a paper towel and cut into rings in the same way.
3. Select a serving dish, preferably a round size, and place the tomato rings on top of it.
4. Alternating through the tomatoes, add the mozzarella slices as shown in the photo. Season food with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
5. Wash and dry the basil. Cut off the leaves from the twigs, which are laid out for a snack. Serve ready-made Caprice with fresh bread.
6. Since Caprese is an off-season dish, you can cook it at any time of the year, since modern supermarkets make sure that you can always buy the necessary products.
See also the video recipe on how to make caprese salad.
