How to Make Caprese Salad
Caprese salad, the Italian flag on a plate and one of the top 10 Italian dishes globally – I’m not arguing with that! A caprese salad is made up of the freshest, sweetest tomatoes you can find, aromatic basil and of course, luscious slices of mozzarella cheese all drizzled with the finest extra virgin olive oil. It is sooo simple but there are a few important steps to follow which make ALL the difference when combining these three key ingredients.
Vincenzo’s Top Tips for How to Make Italian Caprese Salad
Use the freshest ingredients you can find!
If you plan to make this recipe, plan to visit a farmers market or a quality fruit and vegetable produce store. This is your prep work! There is hardly anything to getting this Caprese Salad right so you need to think ahead and you can rest assured your dish will turn out incredibly well – so long as the ingredients you source are of the best quality you can find.
Buffalo Mozzarella or Bocconcini?
If you can find fior di latte or buffalo mozzarella, these will give your Italian Caprese Salad the most authentic flavour possible. Try to stay away from Bocconcini (unless that is all you can find) because aside from them being quite small they just do not taste the same. Read More…