Weekend Cooking: Caprese Salad

I’m virtually a carnivore, and naturally salads don’t feature often on the menu whenever I decide to make dinner.  However I felt that I needed something fresh to accompany my Bayou chicken pasta for dinner tonight, and I decided on this lovely Caprese Salad, using the fresh parsley I happened to have on hand, and the basil I have growing in the garden.  I used cherry mozzarella since that’s all I could find at the store and didn’t bother dicing them, which I think was a mistake; I think the flavors would mix better if the mozzarella was in smaller pieces.  This was excellent when paired with the creamy pasta.

Ingredients

  • 2015-07-12 18.07.344 medium red tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 3/4 cup diced fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

2015-07-12 18.14.08Gently toss tomatoes, mozzarella, parsley, basil and salt together in a large bowl. Season with pepper.  Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

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