"You don't have to cook fancy or
complicated masterpieces, just good food from fresh ingredients." -
Julia Child
My favorite recipes are the simple ones...the recipes I can
remember off the top of my head with the fewest ingredients. The very best recipes are the ones I can use
fresh, in-season ingredients from the farmer's wagon down the road and my own
basil.
Caprese Salad is one of those recipes.
It is also a recipe which can be modified for every taste. I like my Caprese Salad with tomatoes, basil, mozzarella cheese, sometimes avocado, and minced garlic. I drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil over
the layers and sprinkle generously with freshly ground salt and pepper. John, my husband, likes his salad minus the
basil. Megan, my daughter, just loves
the mozzarella cheese.
Late summer, with all of the vine ripened tomatoes, is the
best season for Caprese Salad. I dream
of this summer salad in the winter and buy grocery store tomatoes, grown
who-knows-where, and it just isn't the same.
I will be savoring the fresh tomatoes as long as I can...
What is your favorite simple recipe? I would love to hear it...maybe even use
it. :)
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!
Michelle
Hi Michelle, I love Caprese salad too ... my recipe is the same, except for the avocado - thank you for the tip, I'm going to try it next time. Love your images and your linen apron!
ReplyDeleteSo agree with the quote, I like simple and just plain good. You just can't go wrong with that concept. Love your image especially using the long rectangle pan to display those fine tomatoes. I will have to try it with avocado for sure.
ReplyDeleteI love a good Caprese salad. We don't usually have it though because Mallory is lactose intolerant. Such a bummer.
ReplyDeleteI love your new blog look and your picture is adorable.....I too love a Caprese salad but have never tried the avocado.....Love your linen apron and is that an old ice tray you have your salad in...love it....
ReplyDeleteSimpler the better for sure, especially when it comes to fresh vegy's! Growing up we always head tomato salad, just fresh tomatoes, wine vinegar, olive oil and a little parsley.
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't had a caprese salad in a long time! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis name is new to me although I've had the cheese and tomato combination at a few restaurants and love it. Yesterday I brought home some nice tomatoes from my daughter's so I may need to make this. Thanks for sharing and I LOVE the bottom photo!
ReplyDeleteWe are eating Heirloom tomatoes made exactly like your recipe nearly every evening with dinner. I think they'll soon be out of season, and we'll be sad to see the cardboard varieties return to the grocery store.
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