Tomatoes Caprese Salad

Embrace the best flavors of summer with my bright, fresh, and easy Tomatoes Caprese Salad! Done in 10 minutes for a perfect summer treat.

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American/Italian

Keyword 10 minutes or less, easy, few ingredients, fresh ingredients

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 432kcal

Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella, then layer them in alternating order across the platter so each layer is showing.
3-4 Tomatoes, 16 oz Fresh mozzarella
Tuck basil leaves between and around the tomato and mozzarella slices, then season the whole thing generously with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
⅓ cup Basil, 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon Sea salt, ½ teaspoon Black pepper
Drizzle the platter with balsamic glaze, then serve, and enjoy!
2 Tablespoons Balsamic glaze

This easy caprese salad can be made into caprese skewers! Just use mozzarella pearls and cherry tomatoes, then skewer the mozzarella balls and tomatoes on barbecue skewers with folded basil leaves between each cheese and tomato layer.

Use the best quality, freshest tomatoes you can for this recipe; they're the bulk of the flavor. I highly recommend heirloom tomatoes if you can find them, or grape tomatoes if they're out of season. Greenhouse tomatoes will not taste the same and have a grainier texture.

Make sure to get fresh mozzarella! Low-moisture, firm mozzarella that comes in blocks won't work the same, as the texture is too firm and the flavor too salty.

You can use store-bought glaze or make your own! Just don't use flat balsamic vinegar, as it won't stick to the salad well and won't be sweet enough.

Dice the ingredients into bite-sized pieces and mix them into cooked, cooled pasta to make a super easy tomato mozzarella pasta salad!