Capri salad (original Italian salad)
Ingredients:
2 beef tomatoes
mozzarella cheese – 4.4 oz / 125 g
12 olives
8 basil leaves
1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
Preparation:
- Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, using sharp knife.
- Cut Mozzarella cheese into slices.
- Pit the olives and slice them into rings.
- Layer the tomato, Mozzarella cheese and olives in a stack, finishing with Mozzarella cheese on top.
- Places each stack under preheated hot grill for 2-3 minutes, long enough to melt the cheese.
- Drizzle over the vinegar and olive oil and season with salt ant pepper.
- Put in a serving plate and garnish with basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Cook’s tip: There is another version of this salad. You can serve it without heating it, serving right after step 4.
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