Tomato Mozzarella Salad Recipe
Here is a very simple, five minute recipe for a great tasting salad. No cooking, no mess and very nutritional. It looks good too. The combination of the colors complement the combination of flavors. This is a great appetizer before almost any Italian meal. In Italian, this salad is called “Insalata Caprese” which means salad from Capri.
Ingredients
| Ripe tomatoes | 4 | |
| Mozzarella | 200 Gram | |
| 8 slices of pickled soft white onion | ||
| 1 tbsp of Italian herb dressing | ||
| Basil leaves | 1/2 Bunch (100gm) | |
| Extra virgin olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Seasoned Tomato paste for garnish. | ||
| Vinaigrette Dressing | ||
| Dijon Mustard | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Red wine vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Olive oil | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Arrange the tomato slices cut in half and pickled onion in overlapping layers on a platter. Drizzle with olive oil. Combine the Mozzarella pieces with olive oil and Italian dressing.Arrange the Mozzarella on top of the tomato and onion slices. Arrange the Basil leaves.
Combine the Vinegrette dressing ingredients, mixing well. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and let marinate for 1 to 2 hours or serve at once. Right before serving drizzle vinaigrette over salad and top with a dollop of Italian herb flavoured tomato paste.
Vinaigrette: Whisk all ingredients except olive oil. When thoroughly mixed drizzle in olive oil. (Keep whisking.)
Combine the Vinegrette dressing ingredients, mixing well. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and let marinate for 1 to 2 hours or serve at once. Right before serving drizzle vinaigrette over salad and top with a dollop of Italian herb flavoured tomato paste.
Vinaigrette: Whisk all ingredients except olive oil. When thoroughly mixed drizzle in olive oil. (Keep whisking.)
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ashmod says :
This is something really unusual dish and looks very appealing:-) Hopefully the ingredients can be seen at some time.
Posted on: 11 March 2010 - 8:28pm
Prezi says :
Hey Vibs.. another great recipe...I loved the presentation too. By the way, can mozzarella cheese be substituted with parmesan or cheddar varieties? What i want to know is would it really affect the taste?
Posted on: 19 February 2009 - 6:59am
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