Caprese and tricolore salads

My favourite salads and the simplest to prepare. The most important thing is to have good quality tomatoes.

Caprese salad

Ingredients

1 or 2 beefsteak tomatoes
1 mozzarella ball
1 sprig of fresh basil
Extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preparation

Cut the tomatoes length wise into slices and spread them on a dinner plate.
Place the mozzarella ball in the centre of the plate.
Drizzle a little olive oil over the mozzarella ball.
Garnish with the sprig of fresh basil.

Serving

Nothing else to do, just serve.

Storage

Don’t store for any length of time. Best prepared and served fresh.

Alternate

The mozzarella ball can be replaced with a burrata.

Tricolore salad

Ingredients

1 or 2 beefsteak tomatoes
1 mozzarella ball
1 fresh basil
Extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preparation

Cut the tomatoes length wise into slices and spread them on a dinner plate.
Cut the mozzarella ball length wise into slices.
Place each mozzarella slice on top of a tomato slice.
Put a basil leaf on top of the mozzarella.
Drizzle a little olive oil over the top of the towers.

Serving

Nothing else to do, just serve.

Storage

Don’t store for any length of time. Best prepared and served fresh.