Colourful Caprese Salad

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook:

Serves 4 as a side dish

Ingredients

4 handfuls of different coloured cherry tomatoes
125g fresh baby mozzarella, halved
12 basil leaves, torn
20ml good quality olive oil
Fresh cracked black pepper
Drizzle of balsamic vinegar

Method

Mix halved tomatoes and mozzarella in a bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and season with cracked pepper. Scatter torn basil leaves over the tomatoes. Serve as an entrée on crostini or as a salad at lunch or dinner alongside your favourite beef or lamb.

Note: For best flavour store tomatoes at room temperature and remove cheese from the fridge to serve at room temperature also.

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Nutrition

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Nutrition Information Per Serving

Serving size: 188g

Energy kJ (kcal)	654 (156)
Protein (g)	9.8
Fat (g)	10.8
Saturated (g)	4.5
Carbohydrate (g)	6.7
Sugars (g)	4
Sodium (mg)	167
Calcium (mg)	237
Dietary FIbre (g)	1.9
Vitamin C (ug)	35
Vitamin E (ug)	1.5