Caprese: a fresh recipe with tomato, mozzarella and basil

January 8, 2014

The Caprese is one of the most famous and easy Italian specilty: to have it done you need only to get very good and fresh products and follow some simple tips. No cooking, only fresh taste of Italy.

Here all you need:

2 or 3 fresh tomatoes, 1 mozzarella, or the equivalent – here you may see there are few little mozzarellas – possibly bufala mozzarella – the good quality of the products is really very important! To these two basic products, you will need to add some fresh basil, a little salt, 3 or 4 tablespoon of EVO oil (Extra Virgin Olive oil) a pinch of oregano.

First of all, slice the tomato and the mozzarella – then put the tomato slices on a dish, salt it, and add the oregano and the hand-cut basil (if you use a knife you will lose its wonderful perfume) – Now the tip is to let it repose for a while: 30 minutes will be enough to let the tomato absorde the salt and the basil and oregano taste.