Strawberry Caprese Salad With Balsamic

5 from 2 votes

Strawberry Caprese Salad With Balsamic

This strawberry caprese salad is like a traditional caprese, but way better, featuring fresh strawberries, basil, and sweet balsamic drizzle

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: caprese salad, insalata caprese, strawberry caprese salad

Servings: people

Author: Anthony Rodriguez

Cost: $10

Ingredients

3 ech Heirloom (or Beefsteak) tomatoes
1 bunch cherry tomatoes
1 basket fresh strawberries
1 pd fresh mozzarella
1 jar fresh mozzarella pearls
1 bunch fresh basil - whole.
1 tbsp olive oil splash
1 tsp salt + pepper to taste
1 count Drizzle: Monari Federzoni Balsamic Reduction or traditional balsamic vinaigrette

Instructions

To start this easy caprese salad Wash and clean the fresh basil, tomatoes. I like to place washed produce on an absorbent kitchen towel or paper towels and lightly pat dry. The dryer produce is before being mixing in the better. Pro Tip: Throw produce into the freezer to crisp up for 10 min.
Pluck off the thick stem of the tomatoes and ripe strawberries. Slice each into thick 1/2'“ half circles. You want each of your raw tomatoes to be the thickness of a piece of a steak and a good mouth full when cut with a knife and fork.
Rip - The fresh basil leaves from the stems being careful to leave the leaves whole as needed. It’s okay if a few are double leafed. Use these to garnish as a finishing touch.
Slice - Fresh mozzarella into similar half circles and at the same thickness. I like to pat the fresh mozzarella dry if it came out of the storing liquid.
Arrange - on a small salad plate the tomato, then mozzarella, strawberry, and basil. I like to place strawberries next to a different color tomato. Rotate this so that you get at least 2 of each on a plate. Sprinkle sliced strawberries and cherry tomatoes as you see fit to elevate this simple dish to a five start experience.
Add a balsamic glaze. It’s sweet and delicious. A little goes a long way, so don’t use too much. But it is the secret ingredient for a fresh strawberry caprese salad.
Season + Garnish - with cracked black pepper a pinch of salt and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil - but just a splash. Then the best part….

Notes

Don't buy pre-sliced mozzarella that is not in water if you want an authentic, fresh taste!
For the perfect Caprese salad, get fresh mozzarella (in water) and slice it into half circles of the same thickness. I like patting the fresh mozzarella dry if it comes from the stored liquid.

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