Quick Caprese

Apr 7th 10

Traditional Caprese is slices of tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella, served with basil and olive oil. Some twist it by putting balsamic on as well. The other night, I saw some fresh basil that looked great on sale, so I picked some up. The tomatoes, however, were looking sub-par, so I twisted it up a bit.

Here’s what I did.

First, I took the basil, and did my favorite herb-trick; I refer to it as, “put herbs in a cup, insert scissors, and go to town!” : )

Scissors, getting ready to "go to town

Herbs, after "going to town"

I took a nice ball of fresh mozzarella, cut it up into bite sized chunks, and a medium container of well-rinsed, small cherry tomatoes (as I said, the tomatoes at the grocery store were treacherous), and put it all in a bowl. I drizzled with olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper to taste, and enjoyed! Here’s the final product:

Quick Caprese

Super delicious, super speedy, super amazing!!!

(If you have little ones, remember to cut the cherry tomatoes! I’m a little bit [ok a lot!] of a “fraidy cat” when it comes to “choking hazards,” like grapes and cherry tomatoes, so I feel it’s my duty to say that ;- )