Easy Tomato Mozzarella Salad
By: Bruce Tretter
Published: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 3:10pm

Ingredients




1 Medium Sized Tomato
Handful of Fresh Basil
Mozzarella Cheese
Balsamic Vinegar (optional but adds zest)
Olive Oil
Salt
Ground Black Pepper

Preparation

1 Rinse the tomato and basil in the sink. 2 Slice the tomato in cross sections about ¼ inch wide. 3 Chop the basil coarsely. 4 Cut the mozzarella into 1/4 inch wide pieces. 5 Top a tomato slice with mozzarella and chopped basil 6 Continue layering tomato, cheese & basil in rows. 7 Drizzle with olive oil. 8 Top with salt & pepper and shot of balsamic vinegar (optional)

About


Want an easy to make, zesty alternative to the standard green salad?  Try this incredibly simple but full on flavorful tomato mozzarella salad.  Now, the key to making this salad really come to life is fresh basil - basil that's crisp and moist green instead of basil that's been on the shelf left to wilt and dry out.  Of course, for me, there's always a second key ingredient that's great for pumping up flavor: balsamic vinegar, which adds a subtly sweet but slightly sour, full mouthed body to the salad - or just about anything else you like to eat.  Just click the photo above for easy to follow step-by-step picture book directions.