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crowd pleasing caprese salad

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Shannon Stamper
@Stamper69
Woodstock, GA

Don't you love the simple yumminess of a light caprese as an appetizer at your favorite Italian restaurant? I do, but sure dont like the price or portion. I came up with this to solve both issues and to share with others.

(1 rating)
yield 10 -12 MINIMUM!
prep time 15 Min

Ingredients For crowd pleasing caprese salad

  • 8 md
    roma tomatoes (cut into quarters then sliced 1 in. thick)
  • 1 lb
    whole milk mozzarella (cut into 1/2 in cubes)
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried basil (or 3tblsp fresh chopped fine)
  • 2 oz
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1 oz
    balsamic vinegar
  • 3 dash
    salt
  • 1 1/2 dash
    pepper

How To Make crowd pleasing caprese salad

  • 1
    Add all ingredients to a larger plastic storage container.
  • 2
    Stir well. Place lid atop.
  • 3
    Periodically shake container to incorporate ingredients further.
  • 4
    Transfer into serving dish of choice and serve with slotted spoon.
  • 5
    Dish may be refrigerated up 2 days prior to serving.
  • 6
    An alernate appetizer/hor d'ourve presentation of this is to use toothpicks to skewer and arrange on a platter. (Tomato-Mozzarella-Mozzarella-Tomato)
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