Description
If you love a classic caprese salad, this Stuffed Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Caprese Salad will be your new favorite. For a fun twist, all the traditional ingredients of the delicious summer side dish are stuffed and served in individual tomatoes.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 20 thin slices of fresh mozzarella, about 3/4 lb
- 20 fresh basil leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Balsamic glaze
- Kosher salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Slice tomatoes: Partially cut 5 evenly spaced slices in each tomato making sure not to cut all the way through.
- Stuff tomatoes: Stuff each cut with a piece of mozzarella and a basil leaf. Transfer the tomatoes to a platter.
- Drizzle: Drizzle each tomato with the olive oil and balsamic glaze.
- Sprinkle: Sprinkle each tomato with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Notes
*As this summer favorite salad has only a few ingredients, use the highest quality and the freshest ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze you can find.
*Refrigeration dulls the flavor of summer tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. The ingredients of the salad will have peak flavor when served at room temperature.
Nutritional information is an estimate and based on the ingredients and cooking methods used in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: side dish
- Method: no cooking required
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tomato
- Calories: 242
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 257 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 9.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg