Salads & Sides
Caprese Style Salad
Sometimes simple really is best. This Caprese style salad brings together juicy cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil with nothing more than olive oil, salt and black pepper. Fresh, colourful and ready in about 15 minutes. ❤️
- Prep
- 15 mins
- Cook
- No cooking required
Ingredients
- 150g fresh mozzarella balls
- About 1 cup or a generous handful of cherry tomatoes
- A few fresh basil leaves, chopped, or more to taste
- Olive oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Method
- 01
Prepare the mozzarella: halve the fresh mozzarella balls.
- 02
Prepare the tomatoes: halve the cherry tomatoes.
- 03
Chop the basil: chop a few fresh basil leaves. Use more basil if you prefer a stronger basil flavour.
- 04
Combine: add the mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and chopped basil to a serving bowl.
- 05
Dress the salad: drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- 06
Toss and serve: toss everything together until the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil are evenly combined and lightly coated with the olive oil and seasoning. Serve.
A little from me
Lackie's Notes
This is one of those salads where you really don't need to complicate things. Tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, salt and black pepper and you're done. I use a few basil leaves, but if you love the flavour, let the ancestors guide you and add some more. 😂🌿❤️
Serve it with
Serving Suggestion
Try it alongside my Air Fryer Pesto, Tomato & Mozzarella Puff Pastries.
