Capresse Salad

Heat wave in the North East this week and this blogger is not enjoying it!! I like my Spring and Summer months but when the temperature is heating the mid 90s before June and the humidity is high, the last thing I want to do is be over a hot stove top or a grill. Here is my favorite dinner to make when it's too hot to cook but I still want to get the best flavors of the season. A Capresses Salad is simple, delicious, and healthy and requires no cooking! Just lay some fresh mozzarella, freshly sliced tomatoes, and fresh basil with a little drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar and you're set! Slice up some good crusty Italian bread and pour a nice glass of wine to go with it and this is the perfect dinner to beat the heat with. Of course it goes great with any movie too!!

1 fresh Mozzarella ball
2 fresh and ripe tomatoes
15-20 fresh basil leaves
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Salt and pepper
Italian Bread (Optional)

Easy, easy, easy recipe!!! It's hardly a recipe at all!! Slice the tomato as thin or as thick as you'd like. I like to season my tomatoes with salt and pepper. Slice of your fresh mozzarella ball into slice, be sure it's fresh and not the low moisture mozzarella that comes in a block. Tear a few basil leaves up and line the three on a platter neatly. Dress the trio with some extra virgin olive oil and a bit of balsamic vinegar.