Simple Caprese Salad

In this simple caprese salad recipe, fresh red, ripe tomato slices alternate with mozzarella cheese slices, roasted red pepper pieces, and basil leaves.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 311 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut roasted red peppers into 16 large pieces; set aside.

Step 2

Place 1 tomato slice, 1 basil leaf, 1 mozzarella cheese slice, 1 roasted pepper piece, and 1 more basil leaf, starting at the edge of a serving platter. Continue arranging salad in same order, forming a spiral from outside to in, until all tomato slices, basil leaves, mozzarella slices, and roasted pepper pieces have been arranged; salad should end in center of platter.

Step 3

Drizzle salad with olive oil; sprinkle with black olives and black pepper.