Caprese salad is an Italian salad with just three ingredients; mozzarella, tomato and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil. Very easy to make and very very tasty!
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Category
Lunch
Servings
4
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
10 minutes
Caprese salad is an Italian salad with just a few main ingredients; mozzarella, tomato and basil, seasoned with salt, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Very easy to make and very very tasty! I use basil oil instead of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) in this version.
Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch basil
- 200ml (6.8 fl oz) olive oil
- 4 large ripe tomatoes
- 3 balls of mozzarella
- balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
Directions
To make the basil oil, simply add two big handfuls of picked basil leaves into a jar and blend with the olive oil. (Note: you can get away with just olive oil for this and not use EVOO, but by all means, if you want to go for it)
- Once blended, pour into a small pot and bring to a light simmer for 5 minutes, pass through a coffee filter, and leave to cool. This will last about 3 weeks in the fridge.
- Assemble the salad: slice the tomatoes and mozzarella. Alternate a slice of tomato, a slice of mozzarella, and a basil leaf, repeating until all ingredients are used. Season well with sea salt and drizzle with your homemade basil oil (or quality EVOO, if you prefer) and balsamic vinegar.
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Recipe notes
Even though it's not classic, I'm a big fan of basil oil instead of EVOO on a caprese salad. Either way, it's delicious. But if you are going to use EVOO instead of basil oil, make sure you are using a good quality one.
