This is a very quick and easy salad to make. You basically only need to assemble a few ingredients together, it's that simple. You will need the following:
-fresh ripe tomatoes
-fresh mozzarella (you can use cow or bufala, both taste great but mozzarella di bufala is more expensive)
-fresh basil
-mixed greens salad (Optional)
-balsamic vinegar and olive oil
-salt and pepper
All you do is slice the tomatoes and mozzarella, then arrange over the salad greens, placing the slices of tomato first and then the mozzarella on top as you see in the photo, last you place a basil leaf on top of each little stack. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper and then add a few swigs of balsamic vinegar and then olive oil. Don't add the vinegar until you are almost ready to eat because it would make the salad greens soggy, but if you are not using them it is advisable to add the vinegar and oil and then to cover up the salad and keep refrigerated or at least keep at cool temperature for up to an hour so it will marinate. I do it both ways. When i add the salad greens I end up with more salad to go around so this might be good to do if you are feeding a large number of friends/family. The other way (without the greens) is the more traditional way and is wonderful with some nice crusty bread. Enjoy!
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