Tomato, Mozzarella And Basil Salad

Serves 2

Tomato, mozzarella and basil, is a wonderful combination of delicious fresh flavours and is perfect for a side salad or a starter. The dish is light and the flavours are clean so this salad goes perfectly with a heavier rich dish like risotto or a steak, it lightens a meal and cleans your palate while tasting delicious. The green, red and white colours in this dish look beautiful and tasty, so it is ideal to serve at a dinner party.

Tomato, mozzarella and basil salad is a refreshing summer dish, a wonderful dish for warm weather when tomatoes are in season, it tastes sweet and full of flavour. If you have vine ripe tomatoes or have your own growing in a green house this salad will taste even more delicious. Tomato, mozzarella and basil salad is so simple, the quality of the ingredients are particularly important as it changes the flavour.

If you are searching for a delicious and healthy recipe, that is wonderful for your body, this is perfect. This is a popular Mediterranean dish, one of the healthiest most balanced diets is a Mediterranean diet. A true Mediterranean diet is full of olive oil and raw vegetables, like this tomato, mozzarella and basil salad. Tomatoes are full of powerful antioxidants called lycopene, research shows that lycopene prevents heart disease and can prevent cancer. Olive oil is also been shown to reduce heart disease. Although cheese isn’t exactly healthy, mozzarella is far lower in fat then a hard cheese and it is high in protein so perfect for vegetarians. For a delicious starter to a meal that is good for your heart and waist line tomato, mozzarella and basil salad is perfect.

Ingredients

• 2 large tomatoes sliced thinly
• 150g of thickly sliced mozzarella
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 basil leaves

Method

1. On two plates arrange the mozzarella and tomatoes lay a slice of mozzarella over a slice of tomato and garnish with basil leaves on top, and then drizzle olive oil on top.