How To Make CAPRESE SALAD Like They Do In Capri!

fresh mozzarella

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories, while string cheese is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: extra virgin olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Extra virgin olive oil is richer in nutrients, while canola oil is typically cheaper.

Cut off the top part of each tomato and discard. Then, gently slice the tomatoes into rounds.

Carefully slice the buffalo mozzarella. It’s soft and delicate, so go slow to avoid tearing it.

On a flat serving plate, place one slice of tomato. Sprinkle with a little salt, pepper, and dried oregano.

Tuck a fresh basil leaf slightly under the tomato slice, letting it peek out. Then add a slice of mozzarella next to it. Repeat this layering — tomato, seasoning, basil, mozzarella — to form a circle around the plate.

Use the same layering process to fill in the center of the plate, using the smaller slices of tomato and mozzarella. Again, season each tomato slice with a pinch of salt, pepper, and oregano as you go.

Generously drizzle extra virgin olive oil all over the salad to bring everything together.

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