Summary

Difficulty: Easy
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: None
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 vine-ripe tomatoes
• 1 lb Fresh mozzarella
• 1 cup basil leaves
• Olive oil, salt, and pepper

Directions

1. Cut the mozzarella into thin layers (about ¼ inch thick).
2. Cut the tomatoes into thin layers (about ¼ inch thick).
3. Place in a plate and dispose into alternate layers of mozzarella, tomato, and basil leaf.
4. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Note

You can also stick alternate pieces of cherry tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil leaves on a skewer. This will make a delicious appetizer!

Did You Know?

Fresh mozzarella is one of the lowest in calories and fat cheese. It only has about 84 calories per ounce and only 5 grams of fat per ounce.