Insalata Caprese
PUBLISHED ON: 07.08.2010
A reminder of the abundance of vine-ripened summer tomatoes and what a few simple fresh ingredients can create for your garden to table meal.
Insalata Caprese
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 pounds vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
1 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
3-4 tablespoons Extra Virgin olive oil
Fine sea salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
On a large platter, arrange tomatoes and mozzarella alternating and overlapping them. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Add chopped basil. Drizzle with olive oil.
Enjoy!
Julie
I am counting down the days to our ripe tomatoes. This salad is my favorite summer salad. Beautiful colors.
Tina Marie
Perfect for this summer heat……as always, gorgeous photos!
Recipe for Delicious
Lovely presentation, Velva, I just saw a caprese on Dinner with Julie that uses watermelon. So many great salads today!
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types
You are so lucky to have such lovely tomatoes! Soon, soon, in the Northeast.
Shaheen
If its not the flavours that appeal, its the colours. So wonderful.
Anonymous
This is my husband's favorite salad. I love the tomatoes in different colors.
~Lavender Dreamer~
My mouth is watering! Looks scrumptious! ♥
Pam
This is summer on a plate all the way! It looks perfect with all the beautiful colors and I know it's delicious!
The JR
WOW, beautiful presentation. I luv the different colors of the tomatoes. I'm going to have to order yellow and green striped tomato seeds now!
TKW
That's my favorite salad in the whole world. It's also my lunch for the two solid months when tomatoes are worth eating. Gorgeous!
Heather S-G
Simple and gorgeous! I love this salad in the height of tomato season…doesn't get much better =)
Sharon Rudd
One of my favorite summer salads. With your multi-colored tomatoes, even more appealing! Gorgeous photo!
3 hungry tummies
What a beautiful plate of goodness! I can't wait for summer to come so I can taste the beautiful tomatoes again!
my boyfriend cooks for me
I am obsessed with caprese salads, especially when tomatoes are in season. This is simply stunning!
Andrea the Kitchen Witch
Beautiful!! The colors along speak to the awesome flavor that awaits the lucky diner 🙂
Cook with Madin
Lovely dish, it's totally mouthwatering the way you presented it and your photo is great.
RamblingTart
This is one of my absolute FAVORITE summer dishes, Velva, and you've done it so prettily with those gorgeous tomatoes. 🙂
Cool Lassi(e)
Simple and fabulous! Looks great!
Ana Powell
So simple and delicious ♥
Barbara
My very favorite lunch, Velva! And I love that you've done it with a variety of garden tomatoes! Delish!
Chef E
I swear I can smell that! Are the 'matter from your garden?
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
What a beautiful Caprese with the different colors of tomatoes! It's one of my very favorite salads.
Lorraine
Wow! You sure made this dish look very tempting! Great recipe..thanks!
Hungry Dog
One of my favorite summer salads! Delicious and pretty, too.
Julie
Looks simple and delicious! I love the different colored tomatoes in there 🙂
The Absence of Alternatives
I don't eat cheese but I love fresh tomatoes. 🙂 The colors are gorgeous.
Marguerite
What a beautiful plate of tomatoes! I could eat them all!
Unknown
The way you put this together is completely stunning. It is very hard to find those beautifully coloured tomatoes here in the UK, but if i do come across them, I'd love to serve them just like this.Have a great weekend.*kisses* HH
a-man
Che bello!Tricolore…Grazie!
Kim
Hi Velva! Thanks for the big welcome back:) I love traveling, but it is always good to come back and be in your own home (and kitchen)!Your caprese shows the bounty of the season and displays it well – very pretty!
We Are Not Martha
This is one of my very favorite summer dishes (and so simple too!). I especially love that you used multi-colored tomatoes. The green are so pretty :)Sues
Annie
Thanks for your comment on my blog! 🙂 I think the class will get better each week… next week will be the real test! Love the looks of this salad, by the way. Tomatoes are my favorite summer food!
tasteofbeirut
I thought of this salad just yesterday because of the abundance of our mountain-style tomatoes (similar to the heirloom ones in the US). Looks delightful!
Chef Dennis Littley
oh Velvathat is the best looking Insalata Caprese I have ever seen in my life….Its so pretty I wanted to cry…..a work of art!! those different colour tomatoes really set it off!as for the magazines, if you hover over the words BBC good food, delicious, Donna Hay and Woman and home they are linked to the magazines web sites and you can see them there….the BBC also has a few other good magazines too…If there is a Barnes and Noble around you go in and see if they carry them, I just sit there and read them and make notes now….they run about $10 each….Thanks again for making my day with that beautiful salad!!Dennis
Erica
Another beautiful dish, Velva!!!I love the colors and it is the perfect summer lunch.
Sook
Tomatoes with basil sound really good. And healthy!
Angie's Recipes
Love all the different colour tomatoes, which make your insalata Capress so special!
Rita
I just love this recipe and your photo makes it even better; great photo.Rita
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE
Gorgeous! I'm still waiting on my heirlooms…coming soon I hope!
Joanne
Caprese always screams summer to me. This is the perfect salad!
Vickie
One of my absolute favorite summer meals with a thick slice of chewy bread – yours is so beautiful with all the different colors of tomato! I'm looking forward to my tomatoes getting ripe (any day now) – yea, summer!
Nirmala
One my favorite ways to eat tomatoes.
Carol
Perfect salad! It looks so good! Nothing like a Caprese salad!
buffalodick
I must try this someday!
Katie@Cozydelicious
Those are the most beautiful tomatoes I have seen all year. Your salad is making my mouth water!
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
Absolutely beautiful! Great picture! I so would love to serve this for company, thanks!
Chris
Our tomato plants are kicking out some great fruit right now so this is one we are making this week.
Eliana
Hmmmm – looks so simple yet so delicious.
theUngourmet
This is my most favorite salad on the planet! Beautiful!!
Fresh Local and Best
Isn't this classic salad the perfect recipe for vine ripened tomatoes. I like the variety of colors you have in this mix.
Anonymous
Definitely one of my favorite things to make. Perfect for a summer day. Love all the color!
Stella
Velva, you live in Florida, no? I never see nice tomatoes like this. Never! I can only dream, Velva-looks wonderful!
Kim (Liv Life)
The Heirloom Tomatoes just arrived in full force at our farmer's market and this is always a hit at our house!
Unknown
that looks great….I love tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. I really should make this salad as I have a whole bunch of basil growing on my terrace
Mimi
Summer is so delicious.mimi
Ashley
What a gorgeous array of tomatoes! Beautiful 🙂
Lynn
My sons come to dinner on Sunday, the youngest lives in South Philly and is bringing fresh mozz from the market tomorrow. Tomatoes and basil from my garden-yea ha!