Caprese Salad

There are few meals more satisfying than Caprese Salad, or Insalada Caprese, a simple and elegant combination of tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh mozzarella.

This exciting salad hails from Capri, "an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy."














Buy the ripest, tastiest tomatoes you can find, of medium size. Slice and arrange on a plate. Buy a portion of fresh mozzarella (it's in the deli section of QFC). Slice this and arrange the slices on top of the tomatoes. Cut the basil into smallish strips and sprinkle over everything. Lightly drizzle olive oil and a little balsamic vinaigrette over the salad, followed by a light sprinkle of kosher salt. (You can use regular salt but I find that kosher salt gives it more "zing.") Serve and enjoy!