Italian Flag Salad (Caprese)
photo by Sandi From CA
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 perfect ripe aromatic roma tomatoes
- 2 (4 ounce) fresh mozzarella balls (the kind in liquid)
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) jar pesto sauce (or homemade if you have the inclination)
- olive oil
directions
- Make sure you serve this on a white platter!
- Wash and dry the tomatoes.
- Remove the stem and cut into slices, approximately 1/2 inch thick, lengthwise.
- Arrange slices decoratively on platter.
- Drizzle with just the barest amount of olive oil, sprinkle lightly with salt (sea salt is wonderful!) and coarsely ground, FRESH black pepper.
- Cut the mozzarella into slices approximately 1/3 inch thick and arrange 1 slice of cheese per slice of tomato.
- (the mozzarella balls available in Greece are pretty small- maybe 3-4oz).
- What you want is a white slice of cheese just covering the tomato slice, but with the red of the tomato peeking through.
- Dot each mozzarella round with 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of pesto.
- Serve with lots of crusty bread!
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Reviews
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Mmmm! After making Kittencal's Recipe #144195, (which I highly recommend), I'll never go for store-bought again... unless my herd o' basil plants dies on me. ;) Anyway, this was absolutely delicious! I added just a touch of balsamic vinegar to mine and some fresh ground tri-colored pepper, then gobbled them up like I hadn't eaten in months. This morning, I'm eating them, as I type, for breakfast! So simple and packed full of flavor. Thank you for such a great dish, Evelyn!
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This was excellent & I even had to get creative. Didn't have fresh mozzarella balls, so I used a gratin mix of shredded mozzarella & gouda. I "nuked" the cheese just to soften & allow them to be well combined. I formed the mix into a log, refrigerated it & then sliced it for the tomatoes & topped w/my red pesto. Yum!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.