Simple Caprese Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained
16 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
16 thick slices ripe slicing tomato
32 leaves fresh basil
olive oil
1 pinch ground black pepper to taste
1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

Nutrition Info

310.5 calories
carbohydrate: 9.1 g
cholesterol: 59.4 mg
fat: 23.2 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 15.2 g
saturatedFat: 11.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 478.8 mg
sugar: 5.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cut roasted red peppers into 16 large pieces. Starting at the edge of a serving platter, place a slice of tomato, a basil leaf, a slice of mozzarella cheese, a piece of roasted pepper, and another basil leaf. Continue in that pattern, forming a spiral from the outside in, until all the ingredients have been arranged, salad should end in the center of the platter. Drizzle the salad with olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper and black olives.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Traditional appetizer, but also makes a great main dish on a hot summer day. Feel free to add cooked eggplant and/or zucchini slices to this dish to make it heartier.

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