Recipe
CAPRESE SALAD
4 Serves |
20MINS Prep Time |
10 MINS Cook Time |
9 Ingredients |
Ingredients
- 8 (about 750g) heirloom tomatoes
- 2 cups basil leaves
- 2 buffalo mozzarella, drained
- toasted crostini, to serve
olive & pine nut dressing
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 8 kalamata olives, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 1 tbs pine nuts, toasted, chopped
Method
- Wash and dry tomatoes. Working with 1 tomato at a time, thickly slice tomato. Season each slice with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then place slices back on top of each other to reform each tomato as a whole.
- For the dressing, whisk oil, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper together until well combined. Stir in the olives and pine nuts.
- Scatter the basil over 4 serving plates. Tear mozzarella in half and arrange on serving plates with tomatoes. Spoon over the dressing and serve with crostini.
Tip- To make crostini; very thinly slice a sour dough loaf. Brush both sides lightly with olive oil. Arrange in a single layer on baking trays, bake in 200°C fan forced oven for 10 minutes until light golden.