Simple Tomato Salad
Servings 4
Calories 19kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg mixed tomatoes (cherry & heirloom, preferable)
- 200 g fresh good mozzarella
- 1 handful fresh basil leaves
- ⅓ cup capers
- Olive oil
- Red wine balsamic
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt & pepper
Garlic & basil oil
- 0.5 cup good olive oil preferably one with a nutty and mild flavor
- A generous handful of fresh basil leaves
- 2.5 cloves of garlic
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F/ 175 °C
- Cut the tomatoes in halves. On a baking sheet mix half of the tomatoes with honey, 1 Tbsp balsamic, 1 Tbsp olive oil salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for approximately 1 hour. Set a side and cool.
- Prepare the basil & garlic oil by adding all ingredients to a blender, and adjust the taste with salt & pepper
- Fry capers in 1 tsp olive oil for a few minutes, set a side to cool.
- In a bowl mix the rest of the fresh tomatoes with a few tablespoons of balsamic, garlic & basil oil and mozzarella torn in pieces. Add capers, baked tomatoes and fresh basil leaves and adjust the taste with balsamic, oil, salt and pepper.
Notes
Serve as a starter/lunch with bread or as a side dish, Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg