Caprese salad
Caprese Salad is a simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and sweet basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil. It is usually arranged on a plate in restaurant-style or in a salad bowl in home-style. The salad is named after the island of Capri, where it is believed to have originated.
Ingredients[edit | edit source]
The main ingredients of Caprese Salad are:
- Mozzarella: A traditionally southern Italian cheese made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method.
- Tomatoes: A significant source of umami flavor, tomatoes are a fruit that is considered a vegetable by nutritionists.
- Basil: A culinary herb prominently featured in Italian cuisine, and also plays a major role in the Northeast Asian cuisine of Taiwan and the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
- Salt: A mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite.
- Olive oil: A liquid fat obtained from olives, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil.
Preparation[edit | edit source]
The preparation of Caprese Salad is straightforward and requires no cooking. The mozzarella and tomatoes are sliced and arranged on a plate with the basil leaves. The salad is then seasoned with salt and drizzled with olive oil.
Variations[edit | edit source]
There are several variations of Caprese Salad that include additional or alternative ingredients. Some of these variations include:
- Caprese skewers: This variation uses cherry tomatoes and small mozzarella balls (bocconcini), and the ingredients are threaded onto skewers for easy serving.
- Caprese pasta salad: This variation adds cooked pasta to the traditional Caprese ingredients, often served as a main dish.
- Caprese pizza: This variation uses the Caprese ingredients as toppings for a pizza.
Nutritional Value[edit | edit source]
Caprese Salad is a good source of protein from the mozzarella cheese. It also provides vitamins A and C from the tomatoes, as well as healthy fats from the olive oil.
See Also[edit | edit source]
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