Description
A beautiful and healthy Heart Shaped Caprese Salad, perfect for special occasions, featuring fresh tomatoes, bocconcini cheese, and basil.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 vine tomatoes (11 thin slices)
- 10 slices bocconcini cheese (200 grams)
- 10 basil leaves (or mint)
- 2 slices Provolone cheese
- 1 pinch salt (to taste)
- 1 drizzle olive oil (to taste)
- 1 drizzle balsamic glaze (to taste)
Instructions
- Wash and dry the tomatoes. Cut each tomato into 5-6 thin slices and set them aside.
- Cut the bocconcini cheese into slices.
- Arrange the tomato and bocconcini cheese slices so they overlap and form a heart shape.
- Add basil or mint leaves on top for presentation.
- Take the Provolone cheese and place one slice on top of the other. Cut out mini heart shapes from the cheese. You should get 12 mini hearts.
- Arrange the mini cheese hearts on top of the salad.
- Add a pinch of salt on the tomatoes and bocconcini, followed by a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic glaze.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Use ripe tomatoes for better flavor. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic glaze just before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 25mg