Italian Tomato and Mozzarella Caprese
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 12:31am

Ingredients




1 pound vine-ripened tomatoes sliced ¼" thick
1 ounce x fluid  balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves - (packed)
12 ounces fresh whole-milk mozzarella
(or buffalo mozzarella)
Sprinkle of dry oregano leaves
Sea salt or kosher salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation

1 On a large platter, arrange sliced tomatoes and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Place one basil leaf on top of each tomato slice. 2 Slice mozzarella and place on top of basil leaves. 3 Sprinkle oregano, salt and black pepper on cheese and drizzle with the olive oil. 4 This recipe yields 4 servings.