I took these pictures during the height of strawberry season, but have obviously been slightly tardy in my posting. I enjoyed this salad, and variations of it all summer…strawberry-basil, strawberry-cucumber-lemon-basil, blueberry-peach…all with fresh mozzarella, olive oil and balsamic. The blueberry peach version packs the best, and is great to carry to work. I generally don’t measure the olive oil and vinegar, just drizzle it on, but have given rough estimates below. Super quick, super tasty!
Strawberry “Caprese” Salad
Serves 1
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup fresh mozzarella, bite sized type or large type torn into pieces
1/2-1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2-1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Optional:
1/2 cup cucumber, seeded and chopped bite size
1-2 basil leaves, chopped
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Salt & Pepper
A little sugar if your fruit is sour
**For the blueberry peach version, I typically use 1 extra large peach, sliced and about 1/2 cup blueberries instead of strawberry and only use balsamic, olive oil and a little sugar as dressing.
Toss all desired ingredients together and serve. If nice to sop up the juice with piece of baguette…
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