crowd pleasing caprese salad

Name: Crowd Pleasing Caprese Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 medium roma tomatoes (cut into quarters then sliced 1 in. thick); 1 pound(s) whole milk mozzarella (cut into 1/2 in cubes); 1 tablespoon(s) dried basil (or 3tblsp fresh chopped fine); 2 ounce(s) olive oil, extra virgin; 1 ounce(s) balsamic vinegar; 3 dash(es) salt; 1 1/2 dash(es) pepper

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Shannon Stamper

Woodstock, GA

Updated on Oct 2, 2011

Don't you love the simple yumminess of a light caprese as an appetizer at your favorite Italian restaurant? I do, but sure dont like the price or portion. I came up with this to solve both issues and to share with others.

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prep time 15 Min

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yield 10-12 MINIMUM!

Ingredients

8 medium roma tomatoes (cut into quarters then sliced 1 in. thick)
1 pound whole milk mozzarella (cut into 1/2 in cubes)
1 tablespoon dried basil (or 3tblsp fresh chopped fine)
2 ounces olive oil, extra virgin
1 ounce balsamic vinegar
3 dashes salt
1 1/2 dashes pepper

How To Make crowd pleasing caprese salad

Step 1

Add all ingredients to a larger plastic storage container.

Step 2

Stir well. Place lid atop.
Step 3

Periodically shake container to incorporate ingredients further.
Step 4

Transfer into serving dish of choice and serve with slotted spoon.
Step 5

Dish may be refrigerated up 2 days prior to serving.
Step 6

An alernate appetizer/hor d'ourve presentation of this is to use toothpicks to skewer and arrange on a platter. (Tomato-Mozzarella-Mozzarella-Tomato)
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