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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.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian, Italian Inspired
Calories: 311
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

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 4 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Cut roasted red peppers into 16 large pieces; set aside.
  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.
  3. Drizzle salad with olive oil; sprinkle with black olives and black pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 15gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 479mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5g

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