Salad Caprese requires only a few ingredients and begs to be served when tomatoes and basil come into season.
Individual Salad Caprese
Yield- 10 servings
Ingredients
10 Romaine lettuce leaves
3 ripe tomatoes, medium size
1 ball mozzarella cheese (fresh recommended)
handful of fresh basil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil or vinaigrette dressing
salt and pepper
optional: roasted red pepper (try a variation with red pepper and no tomatoes when tomatoes are not yet ripe), baguette slices
Method:
- Lay lettuce leaves on a serving tray
- Lay alternating slices of tomatoes and mozzarella on each leaf. Tuck a few basil leaves in between the layers.
- Cover and refrigerate until read to serve
- Just before serving, drizzle with olive oil or dressing and finish with a sprinkle of salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Serve as is or with sliced baguette or country loaf
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