I love insalata caprese salad. I love everything about it, from the vibrant colors of each ingredient to how each element comes together for a delicious dish. Best of all is how simple this is to make but yet is stunning to look at when plated. Those are my favorite types of dishes to prepare! There is something deeply satisfying when I can create something at home in a few minutes yet feel like I’ve ordered it from a restaurant! I repeat what I said from the beginning… I love insalata caprese salad. I think you will too. Enjoy!
Insalata Caprese Salad
Simple tomato basil mozzarella salad finished with a balsamic glaze
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 Vine ripened plum tomatoes sliced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 tbsp balsamic glaze - recipe in instructions
Instructions
Layer sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves on a platter. Repeat. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar / balsamic reduction over your salad. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Enjoy! *Balsamic Brown Sugar Reduction Recipe 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar and 3 tablespoons of packed brown sugar Directions: Cook the vinegar/brown sugar mixture down on med-high heat until it is reduced by half, approximately 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool before serving.
This is the most delicious salad. My family just loved it and they wanted the recipe!
Thanks a million! It’s better than any resturant caprese salad I’ve ever had!
Wow…I’ve never made the reduction for my salad like this, but tomorrow’s the day! I also roast red bell peppers, cut in strips,
and serve in middle of a ring of these, or beside if I’m plating separately.
When you take to a pot luck you’ll be the HIT of the meal! Sooo easy!
My very fave salad. I sometimes use it as a homemade pizza topping – it’s jus as delicious!
Simple and beautiful. Will try it! Thanks,
Olga
Beautiful picture, thanks for sharing. This is one of my all-time favorite summer recipes.
Pieter
I could just eat the balsamic/brown sugar reduction by itself. Love that stuff. This is a beautiful recipe.
funny… i’m making pretty much this exact thing as I read this
this is one of my most favorite starters!
This looks delicious. I use balsamic syrup on all kinds of things, it is especially delicious on strawberries. Great recipe!
Yummy! the brown sugar reduction looks amazing!!! 🙂
Wow, what a beautiful picture! I almost only blog about baked goods, my excuse being it’s hard to take a pretty picture of a salad, but I could sink my fork right into my monitor when I look at your picture!
that picture is really awesome! do you have a DSLR??
What a gorgeous picture. Check out my “simple” version at http://www.phamfatale.com/id_320/title_How-to-make-an-Italian-Insalata-Caprese/
I also love the changes you made to the header of the site; it looks awesome
Your picture is stunning. I share your sentiments about feeling joyful when you can create something that is restaurant quality with little effort. I live for those kinds of recipes.
This looks so delicious and perfect for summer. You always make sure yummy food:)
One of my favorites! Absolutely beautiful pictures!
I usually drizzle mine w/ plain Balsamic, but the reduction sounds wonderful. I will give that a try next time!
That picture is stunning Alice!
This is a classic in the kitchen & it never fails me,…yummie yum!
wow that is by far my favorite lunch i could eat that all the time… when we make it we make extra balsamic vinegar reduction and use it for other things and more salads becasue it is so good looks delicious
I love caprese salads. It’s so simple to make and so delicious to eat. I’m loving that balsamic reduction. I’ll have to try that soon.
That looks so appetising. A great starter. I love anything simple & easy to make.
Ooooo, that brown sugar blasamic reduction looks amazing!
I love, love love the new header! I’ll DM you the one I made for my WP design.
Anyway… To the recipe…
I love the recipe. I too love insalata caprese salad. it’s amazing! The photos are phenomenal as usual! 🙂