Tricolore Salad

The salad received its name as it incorporates the same colours as the Italian flag, green, white and red.

This fresh tasty salad only takes a minute to prepare.  It shows off true Mediterranean beauty in it’s quality, freshness, and simplicity.  It is perfect for a lunch, or a light supper, or as part of a Mediterranean spread or meze, or even a dinner party starter.

We have all had tricolore salads that sometimes look the part, but definitely don’t taste the part.  It is very important to only use the freshest, best quality ingredients in this salad.  Smell the tomatoes individually and the basil leaves, they should smell juicy, pungent and delicious.

It is also important that you serve the tomatoes at room temperature, not straight out of the fridge.  Many organic tomato growers say that we shouldn’t even store tomatoes in the fridge at all.

Here’s what you need:

4 large firm juicy tomatoes

250g Mozzarella di Buffalo

1 bunch of fresh basil

Slice the tomatoes and lay on a plate, then add the sliced mozzarella, then the basil leaves.  Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and a few twists of black pepper.

Serve with warm crusty bread, perhaps some Parma or Iberico ham, which you can easily get from your delicatessen….and of course….

…with love….xoxo