Celebrate summer with this beautiful and delicious salad!
Last Friday night we had friends over to grill, swim and unwind after the week. My friend Betsy made this salad for us and it went perfectly with our burgers. I am hoping to make it again later this summer with my own garden tomatoes! Thank you Betsy, it was fun (and delicious!)!
Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Stacks
12 fresh basil leaves
4 medium-sized vine-ripened tomatoes
1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
extra-virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar
To julienne basil leaves: Stack basil leaves and roll tightly into a cigar type roll. Slice into thin ribbons.
Cut tomatoes and mozzarella into 1/4″ thick slices. Arrange tomato and mozzarella slices into stacks of alternating layers. Sprinkle julienned basil and sea salt over each stack. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over each stack and serve immediately.
Enjoy your long July 4th weekend!
We are headed to Pensacola to visit family…will be back next week!
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This is seriously one of my favorite combinations. I can't stay away from them when they're on a restaurant menu
Delicious, simple. Happy Summer!!
Love the stacks! This one has all of my favorites.
This looks delicious Aggie!
This looks gorgeous! And I can't wait to make it this weekend!
Love these!
What a beautiful, easy summer salad!
This looks really elegant and delicious!
Have a great week!
Aggie, what a great way to present an old favorite. This looks delicious.
This is such a nice presentation for something that is simple and delicious!
Gorgeous!
Salads just do not get any better than this. I could eat this every day in the summer and never get tired of it. It's beautiful!
Have a great time in Pensacola! Happy 4th!
Looks light and tasty!
This looks great! I love caprese salad!!!
Definitely one of my favorite things to eat as soon as the summer tomatoes are at their ripest! I've never stacked them though — they look beautiful and easier to eat that way!
I am totally drooling right now.
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Hello,
I’m working on a film called Food Inc. It was just released theatrically across the US. This documentary focuses on the industrial food system in America. One of the characters It features is Barbara Kowalcyk, a mother who lost her son to E. coli after all eating together at a fast food restaurant during a family vacation. Her story, along with the testimony of experts like Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) brings to light the importance of not only know what our children are eating, but where it came from, how safe it is, and how our current industrial food system has hidden the real costs of our food chain from us.
I would urge every concerned parent to see this film. It’s not about fat or thin, it’s about an entire generation of children, born after the year 2000, in which one out of every three will have early onset diabetes. It’s about feeling secure in what your children are eating, and about educating them to make good choices themselves.
The more educated we are as parents/grandparents/aunts and uncles/educators, the better off we are to give our children the knowledge and the ammunition to make better choices and lead healthier lives.
You can find when/where Food Inc will open near you at: http://www.magpictures.com/dates.aspx?id=3e3938d1-b785-4286-9ae0-8eb5952f1480
Find out more and watch the trailer at: http://www.foodincmovie.com
Arianne Ayers
Publicity and Marketing Director
Magnolia Pictures
49 W. 27th St. 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
work: 212-924-6701 x216
mobile: 917-344-9928
aayers@magpictures.com
i would LOVE one of these right now! my favorite. happy 4th!
I was in love with the very title of this post before I even opened it! This looks amazing! I love the combination of tomatoes, mozzerella and tomatoes.
This is my favorite way to welcome summer. Beautiful. I love the way you julienne the basil too; it's my preferred method as well, as opposed to the oft-seen whole leaves in the stacks.
Aggie,
This just speaks summer to me. I would absolutely love this. We may have to make it during your visit. See you tomorrow.
Yum. Stacks are fun to eat. We make them with potatoes but never tomatoes. Never a better time to try.
Great combination, great presentation, the tastes of summer!
Looks so good!!
Absolutely beautiful! These stacks just say summer.
I sense a transition here from Spring to Summer!
Thanks for sharing this recipe on facebook. I love fresh mozzarella!
They look so pretty
I love these
Looks delicious! This is one of my all time favorite summer salads. l love the idea of stacking the tomato and mozzarella slices.
This is one of my favorite summertime flavor combinations. Your presentation is so pretty.
One of all time favorites! There’s nothing like picking a tomato and a handful of basil from the garden and putting this together. Fabulous!