Simple Caprese Salad with Mozzarella, Tomato & Fresh Basil

Name: Simple Caprese Salad with Mozzarella, Tomato & Fresh Basil
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 8 Tomatoes (vine) (medium size); 600 g Mozzarella; 4 Garlic clove; Basil (fresh); 4 tbsp Olive oil; Salt; Black pepper; Balsamic vinegar (or Balsamic glaze)

5/5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings 4 people

Keyword gluten free, summer recipe, vegetarian

Ingredients

8 Tomatoes (vine) medium size
600 g Mozzarella
4 Garlic clove
Basil (fresh)
4 tbsp Olive oil
Salt
Black pepper
Balsamic vinegar or Balsamic glaze

Instructions

Slice tomatoes and mozzarella into rounds, roughly 0.5–1cm thick. Crush the garlic cloves.
On a large serving plate or platter, alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella in an overlapping pattern (e.g., tomato–mozzarella–tomato, etc.).
Top with crushed garlic and fresh basil leaves. Drizzle generously with olive oil. Season to taste.
Finish with a drizzle of balsamic for extra flavour and contrast.

Notes

I just love how easy and tasty this is to make. Perfect on a hot summer day. Just make sure you pick sweet ripe tomatoes and enjoy!

Recipe shared by Aurianeg

1 thought on “Simple Caprese Salad with Mozzarella, Tomato & Fresh Basil”

Jake Cope
03/02/2026 at 8:39 am

Super easy to make and ready in no time. Make sure you get very nice a juicy tomatoes as otherwise it would be a bit blend.
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