Make this super easy but tasty Caprese Salad for a simple side or main dish. Use your fresh garden vegetables and stay out of the hot kitchen!
CAPRESE SALAD
One of my favorite things about summertime is having an abundant supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. My husband and sons are huge fans of fresh tomatoes. So we like to grow a couple of different varieties in our small backyard garden.
And since no one likes to spend a lot of time in the hot kitchen cooking, we like to make things really simple for meal times. We do a lot of grilling outside and since my husband usually is the one behind the grill…it means I get the night off from cooking!
CAPRESE SALAD RECIPE
One of our favorite side dishes, is this super simple Caprese Salad. It is one of our family go-to recipes. All you need is 15 minutes and a few simple ingredients and you have a simple but super tasty dish.

Caprese Salad
Make this super easy but tasty Caprese Salad for a simple side or main dish. Use your fresh garden vegetables and stay out of the hot kitchen!
Ingredients
- 4 large ripe tomatoes
- 1 lb. fresh mozzarella
- 10-15 each fresh basil leaves
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- ground pepper
Instructions
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Slice tomatoes and mozzarella into 1/4 inch pieces.
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Layer on a tray and place a Basil Leaf in between layers.
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Drizzle with oil and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
So go ahead and make your own for your next meal…or eat it as your entire meal! Who can go wrong with that? Because sometimes it is all about the simple things in life!
SUMMER RECIPES
We used Olivari Extra Virgin Olive Oil and drizzled it over the fresh mozarella, tomatoes and basil. Yum!!! Don’t you just love the pop up spout on this Olive Oil bottle?
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