Mini Caprese Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes
New twist on a traditional caprese, using mini heirloom tomatoes and mini mozzarella balls
Yield
1 servingsPrep
5 minCook
0 minReady
5 minIngredients
Mini Heirloom Tomatoes
Mini Mozzarella Balls (preferably marinated)
Fresh Basil
Salt and Pepper
Ingredients
Mini Heirloom Tomatoes
Mini Mozzarella Balls (preferably marinated)
Fresh Basil
Salt and Pepper
Directions
Rinse the tomatoes. Slice about 10 (or how ever many you want on your salad) of them in half, try to get as many different colors as possible. Put them in a mixing bowl and set aside.
On the plate, arrange 5 of the mozzarella balls in the center. Put 2 teaspoons of the oil from the marinated mozzarella onto the sliced tomatoes.
Get a small handful of basil and chop it. Add it to the tomatoes. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and mix together.
Put the tomatoes on the plate around the mozzarella balls. Some of the basil will stick to the bowl, so scrape it out and put some on each of the mozzarella balls.
Enjoy!
PS I know what you're thinking, "it's not a caprese! There's no balsamic vinegar reduction!" And you are right. But I ran out of balsamic last week and forgot to pick up more. This was great without it and would be even better with it!
*If you don't have marinated mozzarella balls, you can marinate them yourself in olive oil and dried Italian spices.
