Friday, August 31, 2007

Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Salad

Today I breezed through the Thanksgiving Point Farmer's Market and they had the most INCREDIBLE tomatoes! So of course I bought (cough) a dozen.

What do I do with a dozen tomatoes????

When in doubt, turn to the Barefoot Contessa. I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while now, so tonight....hee-e-e-e-e-e-re goes!

Technically, the name for this dish is Caprese Salad

6 small tomatoes (4 medium)
1 pound fresh mozzarella
10 to 15 basil leaves
3 tablespoons good olive oil

Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella and arrange casually with the basil leaves on a large platter. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve at room temperature.

*Note: Instead of plain olive oil, I will mix up a quick vinaigrette to drizzle:
1 shallot, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For another good vinaigrette to drizzle, go here.






6 comments:

Kalyn Denny said...

I appreciate your link to my basil vinaigrette, but the photo you have used here is copyrighted and can't be used on another site. You're welcome to put a link to the photo, but not to use the photo itself. There is a clear copyright notice on my site which indicates that all photos are copyrighted. I appreciate your removing the photo so I don't have to take any further action. Thanks!

Wendi said...

You are the sprinkle princess!

Chrissy, said...

Wow! Tough crowd! I love this recipie I'm going to try it this week. Thanks for the tips.

crystal said...

Oops! Whaddya do. I obviously need to give it more thought when I slap up photos. I probably shouldn't use photos from the Food Network, either. If i get sent to jail, will somebody bail me out?

Anonymous said...

Love this salad!

Wendi said...

I'll totally bail you out. Actually, I'll probably be there with you so I won't be able to!