Caprese salad with mozzarella cheese and olive oil

Votes: 4

Time: 15 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 316, total fat 28 G., saturated fats 12 G., proteins 15 G., carbohydrates 4 G., fiber 1 G., cholesterol 54 mg, sodium 186 mg, sugar 3 G.

For this simple Italian salad, you'll need fresh mozzarella, a handful of fragrant basil leaves, and the sweetest, ripest tomatoes you can find. Arrange the tomatoes and cheese in alternating slices on a platter and sprinkle with herbs. Drizzle with fragrant olive oil, and an elegant Mediterranean appetizer is ready. It's ready in minutes and perfect for unexpected guests. Perfect for summer with a glass of white wine.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

700 g ripe tomatoes, peeled and cored
450 g fresh mozzarella
3/4 - 1 tsp fine sea salt or fleur-de-sel
1/3 cup basil leaves, torn into thin strips
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Slice the tomatoes and cheese into 0.5 cm thick slices. Arrange the salad on a serving platter or individual plates, alternating tomatoes and cheese so that each cheese slice has 2-3 slices of tomato. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with basil leaves and drizzle with olive oil. Serve at room temperature.

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