Spring Caprese salad

My Caprese Salad is a gorgeous slightly modified version of a Caprese Salad that uses bright vine-ripened yellow Campari tomatoes, gorgeous red Roma tomatoes, and tiny grape tomatoes, fresh moist mozzarella cheese, green sweet basil, fresh purple basil, and genuine extra-virgin olive oil, seasoned simply with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

There’s nothing like a delicious Caprese Salad as a wonderful starter to your meal, I actually love it so much, I have been known to make a Caprese Salad with fresh Italian bread, and a glass of red wine for lunch.

Today was my short day at work, so I was excited to come home and whip up a nice lunch, kick my feet up, and enjoy the beautiful afternoon in the Florida sun with a glass of wine. Life couldn’t get any more relaxing this afternoon. A Caprese Salad is in order to complete my day.

In order to make a delicious Caprese Salad, there are a few things required

• Local vine-ripened tomatoes that are juicy and flavorful, not overly ripe, and preferably warm never been refrigerated tomatoes for best tomato flavor.
• Quality fresh, moist mozzarella from an Italian specialty shop or deli.
• Only fresh fragrant, flavorful young tender basil should be used.
• Genuine extra-virgin olive oil and only olive oil.

Living in Florida our tomato season has already started booming while the tomatoes are ripe for picking here, if you live in a colder climate it’s best if you wait for your own tomato season for the best flavor results versus using under-ripe grocery store tomatoes.

Let’s talk tomatoes…

Roma tomatoes are a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste due to low seed content. Roma tomatoes are also known as Italian tomatoes or Italian plum tomatoes.

Campari tomatoes: Aka Cocktail tomatoes, is a type of tomato, noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness. Campari tomatoes can be deep red, or bright yellow and larger than a cherry tomato, but smaller and rounder than a plum tomato.

Grape tomatoes: Grape tomatoes produce small and usually oblong fruits. They have become increasingly popular, due at least in part to their higher sugar content compared to regular tomatoes, and due to their smaller, bite-sized shape size.

Caprese Salad

• 5 Roma or Plum tomatoes, vine ripened
• 1-pint Grape tomatoes, vine ripened
• 8 yellow Campari tomatoes, vine ripened
• 8 ounces, quality fresh moist mozzarella cheese
• 10 leaves of young tender fresh sweet basil
• 10 leaves of young tender fresh purple basil
• A drizzle of Genuine extra-virgin olive oil
• A drizzle of quality balsamic or lemon juice, optional
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste

Method

1. Thoroughly wash tomatoes, I like to rinse in cold water, then follow with a solution of 8 parts water, 2 parts white vinegar, followed by rinsing again.
2. Slice Mozzarella cheese as desired.
3. Slice Roma tomatoes into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
4. Slice Grape tomatoes in half.
5. Slice yellow Campari tomatoes in half.
6. Place tomatoes and sliced fresh mozzarella cheese in a glass serving the dish, add fresh sweet basil, purple basil, drizzle genuine extra-virgin olive oil, quality balsamic or lemon juice, add kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste and lightly toss a few times.
7.  Serve and enjoy!

Spring Caprese salad

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A modified version of a Caprese Salad that uses bright vine-ripened yellow Campari tomatoes, gorgeous red Roma tomatoes, and tiny grape tomatoes, fresh moist mozzarella cheese, green sweet basil, fresh purple basil, and genuine extra-virgin olive oil, seasoned simply with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

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Prep Time 25 mins

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Total Time 25 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 People

Calories 175 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 5 Roma or Plum tomatoes vine ripened
• 1- pint Grape tomatoes vine ripened
• 8 Yellow Campari tomatoes vine ripened
• 8 ounces Fresh moist mozzarella cheese
• 10 leaves Young tender fresh sweet basil
• 10 leaves Young tender fresh purple basil
• 1 drizzle Genuine extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 drizzle Balsamic or lemon juice optional
• Kosher salt to taste
• Freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Thoroughly wash tomatoes, I like to rinse in cold water, then follow with a solution of 8 parts water, 2 parts white vinegar, followed by rinsing again.
• Slice Mozzarella cheese as desired.
• Slice Roma tomatoes into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
• Slice Grape tomatoes in half.
• Slice yellow Campari tomatoes in half.
• Place tomatoes and sliced fresh mozzarella cheese in a glass serving the dish, add fresh sweet basil, purple basil, drizzle genuine extra-virgin olive oil, quality balsamic or lemon juice, add kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste and lightly toss a few times.
• Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 01Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg

Keyword Caprese Salad, Tomato Salad

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