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Caprese
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Caprese

Caprese — the classic Italian salad named for the island of Capri: layers of fresh tomato and soft mozzarella, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and garnished with basil.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Italian👩‍🍳 Afoona
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut the tomatoes and the mozzarella into slices 1 cm thick.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Arrange alternating slices of tomato, slices of mozzarella and basil leaves on a serving plate.
    Serving platter
  3. 3
    Drizzle the olive oil and the balsamic over the top.
  4. 4
    Season with Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately, at room temperature.
    💡Serve tomatoes and mozzarella at room temperature: the fridge's cold dulls the tomato's flavor and firms up the cheese.
299calories
16 gprotein
4 gcarbs
24 gfat
● protein 22%● carbs 5%● fat 73%

Per serving (200 g), of 4 servings

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🔧 Tools needed (3)

  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Serving platter · Also works: Plate (None)

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