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TRADITIONAL ITALIAN RECIPE: Caprese Salad or Insalata Caprese is a very simple salad from Italy consisting of fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. I think the beauty of this salad is its simplicity and the fact that it consists of the Italian flag colors.
Although I'm not a great fan of Cheese, Caprese Salad is one of my favourite Salads and it is one of those food which is timeless and a crowd pleaser. Personally, I reckon it is simplicity at its best and I love the fact that it is not shy in terms of flavour, colour and aroma.
Not only its simplicity makes this the ideal fuss free appetizer or a light meal at home, you can also whip this up just as easy in the kitchen at your office.
A balsamic reduction all it is is just cooking the balsamic vinegar for a while and it will reduce to less than half and thicken in the process, so the flavor is more concentrated.
So, if you need a no-cook, make-ahead hors d'oeuvre, I suggest you to try this Recipe out.
As far as the mozzarella goes, I chose the ciliegine, or cherry-sized, mozzarella balls. Depending on the brand available at your grocery store, you may find slightly larger sizes, or smaller, such as the perline variety. Personally I liked using mozzarella that was about the same size as the cherry tomato, so I tried to match them up. Less mess.
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Time: 30 Minutes |
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Serves: 4 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
01 - Rinse and pat dry the Cherry Tomatoes.
02 - Remove all stems.
03 - Cut off the top of the Cherry Tomatoes.
04 - Scoop out the seeds.
05 - Depending on the size of your Cherry Tomatoes cut the Mozzarella into bite size pieces that will fit nicely in to the Tomatoes.
06 - Rinse and gently pat dry the Basil. If too big, cut the Basil in Half.
07 - Place the Basil leaves right in the middle of each Tomato, gently pushing it to the bottom of the tomato.
08 - Top off with a mini Mozzarella balls or a piece of Mozzarella.
09 - Season to taste with Kosher Salt.
10 - Drizzle with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar. Serve chilled.
Notes:
- Baslamic Vinegar ( the dark one ) is the perfect touch for this dish.
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Ghetta
August 07, 2019 I've been making these for years but I don't know why never with balsamic vinegar. I've never heard of it. I'm not a good italian cook. The vinegar is so strong in your mouth I love it. |
Don
August 01, 2019 This is a great appetizer. Perfect! |
Jas
July 10, 2019 Yummy |
Mary
July 04, 2019 Yummy and easy! I decided to marinate everything for a few hours. mozzarella changed colour on the surface and it has a strong flavour... it was delicious!! |
Kimberly
July 02, 2019 These were an absolute hit last night. The balsamic vinegar really made a huge difference. Delicious |
Gabby
July 01, 2019 Very clever dish. I love everything is compacted into the cherry tomatoes. I've made this a few times and it's always a great success. Thanks! |
September 5, 2019
I've just made 50 of these for a family dinner and they taste amazing. thanks you.