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Caprese Salad, but UP-LEVELEDðŸ‘ðŸ¼ðŸ†ðŸ¥©
I visited my grandmother when I was back in Louisiana last, and I got to forage her vegetable garden for all the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. I used them all last week in salads, on toast, and sautéed on the skillet with my fried eggs in the morning. Fresh tomatoes are elite!ðŸ…
With the last bit of them I made this up-leveled Caprese salad. So easy to throw together and so darn fresh and flavorful. You guys have to try it!
Ingredients
- Steak of choice
- Tomatoes
- Fresh mozzarella cheese
- Fresh basil
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Good quality olive oil
- Salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the steak how you like. For medium rare, I pat the meat dry, seasoned with salt on both sides, and seared in a dash of grass fed butter on a skillet for 4 minutes per side.
- Let the steak rest for 5 minutes then slice into half inch pieces.
- Prep the rest of your ingredients. Remove stems from basil. Slice tomatoes and mozzarella into half inch pieces.
- Time to layer - add a tomato slice, basil leaf, mozzarella slice, piece of steak. Repeat the pattern until complete.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette, olive oil, and a pinch of black pepper to finish it off.
- Enjoy fresh and enjoy!
