Caprese Salad
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 9:54am

Ingredients




3 vine-ripe tomatoes 1/4" thick slices
1 pound fresh mozzarella ¼" thick slices
20 fresh basil leaves - (to 30)
Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
Coarse salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Layer alternating slices of tomatoes and mozzarella, adding a basil leaf between each, on a large, shallow platter. Drizzle the salad with extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. 2 This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.