Caprese Salad
- ⏱ 15 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 6
- 👥 2-cook recipe
A simple salad of ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, and basil.
Adapted from Serious Eats.
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Caprese Salad
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Tear the mozzarella
Tear the mozzarella into bite-size chunks
2Cut the tomatoes
3Plate and serve
+ 5 more steps in the app
Caprese Salad
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Tear the mozzarella
2Cut the tomatoes
Cut the tomatoes into an assortment of slices and chunks
3Plate and serve
+ 5 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 675 g ripe tomatoes (mixed sizes, at room temperature)
- 225 to 340 g fresh mozzarella cheese (torn into bite-size chunks)
- extra-virgin olive oil, to taste
- coarse sea salt, to taste
- fresh black pepper, to taste
- 6 to 8 fresh basil leaves
What you'll need
You'll share: Large plate.
Each of you needs your own: Cutting board, Chef's knife, and Mixing bowl.
The full plan
Split between two cooks — each step says who's on it.
1. Tear the mozzarella COOK 2
- Tear the mozzarella into bite-size chunks
2. Cut the tomatoes COOK 1
- Cut the tomatoes into an assortment of slices and chunks
3. Arrange the tomatoes COOK 1
- On a large plate, spread the tomato slices and chunks in a single, slightly overlapping layer
4. Make the salad COOK 1
- Tuck the mozzarella chunks among the tomato pieces
- Drizzle generously with extra-virgin olive oil
- Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and coarsely ground fresh black pepper
- Tear the basil leaves into small pieces with your fingertips and spread them on top
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the mozzarella.
5. Plate and serve BOTH
- Serve immediately
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