Cooking web notes

This is one of the simplest and most delicious of salads. It is especially good in the summer when bright red tomatoes are juicy and flavorful. The essential ingredient is good quality fresh, moist mozzarella. Good fresh cow’s milk mozzarella works just as well. Do not use the yellow plastic-wrapped supermarket variety!


Slice the mozzarella in moderate thickness and overlap on a plate with the tomato and onion slices. Then just before serving, drizzle with good quality extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt and fresh ground pepper. This salad should not sit in oil for any length of time as it will become soggy. Add the oil just before serving!


Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Ingredients:

• 4 large ripe tomatoes, sliced ¼ inch thick
• 1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced ¼ inch thick
• 1 medium white onion, sliced thin
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper to taste


On a large platter, alternate and overlap the tomato slices, mozzarella cheese and onion slices. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with sea salt and pepper.

Serves 6


Bon Appetite!