Tomato and mozzarella salad
Time: 10 minutes
Per person:
75 g / 3 oz mozzarella cheese
1 medium tomato
2 large fresh basil leaves
2 tsp (or more) extra-virgin olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Slice the mozzarella cheese and tomatoes fairly thinly and arrange them on a salad plate.
2. Chop the basil finely and scatter over the tomato and mozzarella.
3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
This recipe is so simple, and so ubiquitous where I live, that I almost didn't bother including it. But it's such an all-round winner that I changed my mind.
 
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Modified 05/27/00