Caprese salad

Caprese (Italian Capri for belonging ) is an Italian appetizer salad of tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and olive oil. Because of its red, white and green, corresponding to the flag of Italy, he is regarded as national dish.

To prepare raw tomato slices with mozzarella slices and each with a basil leaf are occupied, seasoned with salt and black pepper and drizzled with olive oil. For a traditional insalata caprese particularly aromatic varieties of tomatoes such as San Marzano or Cuore di bue and buffalo mozzarella is preferable to use the olive oil should be cold pressed. The frequent overseas use of balsamic vinegar ( balsamic vinegar ) is not authentic and is normally used to support the mozzarella used to replace cow's milk and less aromatic varieties of tomato flavor.

In Italy, the insalata caprese especially during the summer time popular.