Caprese salad

There are very few salads that come close to a Caprese; gorgeous creamy buffalo mozzarella paired with ripe juicy tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil. Simple and perfect.

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 3 ripe vine tomatoes

• 125g buffalo mozzarella

• Fresh basil leaves

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Aged balsamic vinegar

Method

• Slice the tomatoes and arrange on the plate, drain the mozzarella and gently use your fingers or a knife to split it into bite-sized pieces

• Sprinkle some torn basil leaves on top and drizzle the olive oil and balsamic

• Season

Tip

Homemade pesto is a really nice addition to this dish to give it a different twist. I usually add a bit more olive oil to the pesto so it drizzles on the plate - if you are doing this then cut out the plain olive oil.