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Tiny Insalata Caprese You know how much I appreciate simplicity in food. I see it as a testament to how good ingredients truly are. I went to the grocery the other day and found a perfectly imperfect tiny basket of tiny tomatoes of varying shades of red and yellow. The tiny fresh mozzarella cheese balls happen to be the same size of the tomatoes. I find that ratio is key for a successful insalata caprese and using tiny tomatoes and tiny mozzarella works perfectly.

1 basket of tiny tomatoes
1 container of tiny fresh mozzarella balls
4-6 basil leaves cut into very thin strips (chiffonaded)

Wash and dry the tomatoes. Cut in half. If there are large ones, cut into fourths. Place in a medium/large bowl. Drain the fresh mozzarella balls. Cut those in half and add to the tomatoes. Add in the cut basil and olive oil. Gently toss until somewhat combined. Give a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper. Serve immediately and enjoy.


This is part of Food Network's Summer Fest. Check out The FN Dish. The summer produce we're focusing on here are tomatoes. On twitter, we're tagging #SummerFest. Here are other delicious tomato recipes to try out:

Jeanette's Healthy Living: Juicy Summer Heirloom Tomato Fruit Salad
Dishing: Homemade Tomato and Herbs Pasta Sauce
Taste With The Eyes: Pomodorini e Mozzarella Ciliegine
Weelicious: Heirloom Tomato Pico de Gallo
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Slow-Roasted Tomatoes with Bruschetta
Red or Green?: Nachos with Fresh Tomatoes, Pinto Beans and Chiles
Domesticate Me: Spaghetti with Cherry Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella and Basil
Blue Apron Blog: Marjoram-Garlic Chicken with Jersey Tomato Panzanella
The Heritage Cook: Caprese Salad and Caprese Pizza
Daily*Dishin: Garden Vegetable Fresh Pasta Sauce
Pinch My Salt: 20 Tomato Recipes
Feed Me Phoebe: Bloody Marias
Dishin & Dishes: Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)
Devour: Five Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipes
FN Dish: Tomato Recipes Worthy of a Dinner Party Divya Shivaraman said...

love that fresh salad...Happy to know you through summer fest...

July 10, 2013 at 2:38 PM Katie @ Dishin & Dishes said...

I do my caprese salads the same way! SO easy isn't it?

July 10, 2013 at 2:57 PM 
This is one of my favorite things about summer! I'll eat Caprese salad in any form, but the tiny version is both cute AND easier to eat :-)

July 11, 2013 at 11:47 AM Erin Farrell Speer said...

Beautiful and delicious. I love a good caprese!

July 11, 2013 at 3:24 PM