Caprese salad

Name: Caprese salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 ball (plant-based) mozzarella (cut into slices); tomatoes (cut into slices); handful basil (roughly chopped); 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar or crema (optional); salt and pepper

Plate with sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil leaves, and black pepper. A small jar of green pesto sauce sits nearby on a wooden table. — Foto: Suzanne Harlaar

Almost everyone knows this classic Italian Caprese salad. Even if you eat plant-based you can still make it, because you can find plant-based mozzarella in various supermarkets and health-food shops!

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 ball

(plant-based) mozzarella cut into slices
tomatoes cut into slices
handful

basil roughly chopped
2 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp

balsamic vinegar or crema optional
salt and pepper

Instructions

Lay the slices of mozzarella and tomato on a plate, alternating between them. You can do this in a circle, or in a row. Sprinkle the basil leaves, olive oil and the balsamic if desired over this and finish it off with salt and pepper.