Caprese salad with small sized tomatoes like cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes are perfect for summer or anytime you have got fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil leaves and garden fresh grape or cherry tomatoes! Caprese salad is one of the most popular salads for good reasons.
Caprese salad is very refreshing and delicious and they make one of the most popular vegetarian summer salads made using fresh cheese, basil leaves and fresh tomatoes!
advantages of using small sized grape or cherry tomatoes in salads like caprese salad:
If you don't have regular sized tomatoes, that shouldn't prevent you from enjoying caprese salad, because smaller sized tomatoes like grape or cherry tomatoes works well in salads! We just need to slice them in halves and just toss them in the salads which is way more easier and quicker than slicing large tomatoes in rounds and arranging them in caprese salads.
As you know, classic caprese salads recipes include arranging of sliced cheese and tomatoes (along with basil leaves) in a certain manner. While this is classy and looks elegant and great for presentations, we can just toss the sliced grape or cherry tomatoes in the salad instead of arranging the slices. This makes the overall process more easier, quicker and less formal. Also it is a great way of using any small sized tomatoes you have at home, if you love tomato based salads. Since we toss the sliced tomatoes into the salads, the juice from tomatoes also gets mixed with the salad easily, making it work as part of the dressing and makes it so much more delicious!
more refreshing salads for summer:
- strawberry blueberry banana fruit salad
- creamy cucumber salad with sour cream
- kiwi strawberry salad with golden yellow kiwifruits
- watermeon blueberry kale salad
- watermelon mint feta cheese salad
what is caprese salad?
Caprese salad is popular Italian summer salad made with fresh sliced mozzarella cheese, fresh sliced tomatoes and fresh basil leaves, often with a simple dressing of olive oil and balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze. In this recipe, we use a mix of olive oil and balsamic vinegar but you can also just use store bought or homemade balsamic vinegar for a quick, delicious dressing.
how to make caprese salad with cherry or grape tomatoes:
To make caprese salad with cherry or grape tomatoes, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used to make caprese salad with cherry tomatoes:
- cherry tomatoes (or grape tomatoes) 1.5 cups
- fresh mozzarella cheese 8 oz
- fresh basil leaves 1 cup
- salt a pinch
- balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons
- olive oil 1 teaspoon
for garnishing:
- basil leaves a few (optional)
step by step instructions
- Wash the cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes very well, slice in halves and add to a large bowl.
- Also slice fresh mozzarella cheese and add to the tomatoes in the bowl. You may slice the cheese in cubes or just slice them in small sized chunks as you like.
- Add basil leaves (leave them whole or slice if you wish), salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, toss everything together until evenly combined.
- Garnish with a few fresh basil leaves if desired! Serve immediately for best results or make sure to refrigerate if serving after a while.
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Below you can get the recipe in detail.
Caprese Salad With Cherry Or Grape Tomatoes
Ingredients
for garnishing:
- basil leaves a few, optional
Instructions
- Wash the cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes very well, slice in halves and add to a large bowl.
- Also slice fresh mozzarella cheese and add to the tomatoes in the bowl. You may slice the cheese in cubes or just slice them in small sized chunks as you like.
- Add basil leaves (leave them whole or slice if you wish), salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, toss everything together until evenly combined.
- Garnish with a few fresh basil leaves if desired! Serve immediately for best results or make sure to refrigerate if serving after a while.
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