Quick Caprese Salad
Sometimes, I’m in the mood for a little quickie…
Naaaah… Let me start over.
Make that, lately, I’ve really been in the mood for little quickies.
A lot!
OF COURSE, I’m talking about food here. What DID you think I was talking about?
I mean super quick, light and easy meals.
Like this gorgeous salad right here.
I finally managed to pay a little visit to Marché Jean Talon (Leanne’s recent post totally convinced me that I HAD to go) and I quite simply flipped. It’s literally fresh produce paradise. I wanted to buy EVERYTHING in sight! It’s a good thing that you don’t get to carry a cart around at the market because I would’ve filled mine up so full, I’d have never been able to fit everything in the fridge.
Just with tomatoes alone, I think I could’ve easily filled it up. Cute little tomatoes such as these ones were all over the place, and cost mere pennies.
Of course, I had to buy a ton.
And what better way to use up little cherry tomatoes than by making a quick Caprese Salad? Especially when you happen to be in the mood for quickies…
Doesn’t get much quicker than this, let me tell you,
Quicker, or fresher!
There’s never been a better time to whip up a fresh Caprese Salad!
And since I’m all about quickies tonight… what do you say I make this a quick post for change?
I’ll let the pictures do the talking this time. I think they tell the story much better than I could do it myself, anyway.
Hey, don’t get too used to this, though… Next time, I might have a little bit more to say! 😉
Oh, and when I go back to the market, I promise to give you guys a tour.
Did I tell you it was like food paradise?
P.A.R.A.D.I.S.E!
Quick Caprese Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes
- 9 light mini cocktail bocconcini, 75g
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves
- ¼ tsp Himalayan Salt
- ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place them in a medium mixing bowl.
- Slice the mini bocconcinis. Add to the tomatoes.
- Add basil leaves, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Toss lightly to combine and serve immediately.
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22 Comments on “Quick Caprese Salad”
One of my very favourite salads! Beautifully photographed! Just wish our small tomatoes would ever cost just pennies, but am planting 12 bushes into pots tomorrow! [So if I leave everyone in the blog world alone and in peace for a day or so you know why!] . . . [And what is wrong with the other quickie, so to speak of 🙂 ?]
Funny Eha, you’re planting your tomatoes now, yet on this side of the globe, we are harvesting them! Have fun in your garden… the blog world ain’t going anywhere! (and of course, there’s nothing wrong with “the other quickie”… 😉 )
So fresh and delicious! I love how those little cherry tomatoes pop in your mouth and they go so well with basil and mozerella. Fantastic and beautiful!
Thanks Julia! I find they make salads that much prettier too! They’re like tiny little jewels. Oh, how I wish they were available year ’round! (at a decent price, that is) 😉
The best market ever, right? I’m happy I only went there with $10 or I would have went crazy nuts. So glad you liked it!
TEN BUCKS?!?!?? OMG, I think I spent more than that on tomatoes alone! 😉 Seriously, I must’ve spent close to $75 total, but I did buy a pound of shelled pistachios (these do not come cheap) and a bunch of soaps at Botania. They have the most amazing soaps EVER (yeah, I am a bit of a soap fanatic…)
And to say I liked it would be an understatement. I totally fell in love with it. I can’t wait to go again!!!! It’s even better than the fair! Best shopping experience EVER! 🙂
Hahaha. I’m a dork and totally laughed at the beginning of this post. Just wanted to say awesome pictures! 🙂
Hehe! Glad I made you laugh, Erin! So long as you’re not laughing AT me! 😉 And thanks for your kind comment re my pictures! It always feels good to hear, especially when I’m not so sure, as was the case here!
Hey Sonia
I´m a Danish foodblogger, I´m studying nutrition and health, and find your blog interesting.
I Think its very nice with your “nutrition facts” label, Can you tell me what programe you are using to put that label for your dish om your site.?
Kristina
Thanks Kristina!
To calculate nutrition information, I use the recipe analyzer tool that is available on caloriecount.com. Be careful if you use it, though, as a lot of the ingredients need to be checked for accuracy… but seeing as how you study nutrition and health, I trust that you will be able to spot and correct them! 🙂
I run to prepare this salad now!!Simple and delicious recipes
Beautiful photos and stunning salad! Sounds fantastic!
These tomatoes look amazing! Definitely the perfect time of year to go a little nuts with them. This salad looks delicious, and I’m totally there with you on the quick meals lately. Something about the end of summer and being lazy…
This looks fantastic! I love those colors… and the flavors of course 🙂
I love all those beautiful, colorful tomatoes! What a gorgeous salad!
WOW! You do take very good food photos!
Love how sharp they are! They look healthy and delicious!
Great photography work!
Wow, thank you Terrence! That is very nice of you to say! 🙂
Instead of balsamic try Olive Garden dressing. It’s amazing!!