Caprese Salad

I love Caprese Salad. Who doesn't love mozzarella and tomatoes?! So here are two ways you can make it.

3 tomatoes, sliced
1 lb fresh mozzarella, sliced
fresh basil
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

layer alternating tomatoes, mozzarella, adding a leaf of basil between each layer, on a platter. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

You can also make a bite size version of this by chunking up mozzarella into bite size pieces, slicing cherry tomatoes into halves, and either chopping your basil or using the herbs in a tube where the basil is already finely chopped in oil. Toss it all together with some light extra virgin olive oil, add a little salt and pepper, and you have a bite size version that your guests can spoon out a little easier. Same great taste.

This past weekend I bought some goat cheese curds at the farmers market and decided to use that in my bite size caprese instead of mozzarella. It has a great bite to it that also works with the basil really well. I loved it.

This is a super fast way to put something fresh out for your guests, or for yourself, that's a little different from the norm.