Take a tasty trip to Italy with our Caprese Salad Recipe! Discover how to create this Italian delight in minutes. Ripe tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and balsamic reduction – it's pure flavor!
Caprese Salad
2 tomatoes, thick slices
2 mozzarella cheese, thick slices
2 bunches of basil
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of black pepper
2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
200 ml olive oil
• Blanch the leaves of 1 bunch of basil. So, dip it in boiling water for 5-6 seconds and cool it in ice water. In this way, the basil will retain its colour and give both its aroma and colour better.
• Dry the basil you took out of cold water with a kitchen cloth and blend it in a food processor with 200 ml of olive oil.
• Strain the extracted oil through 2 layers of cheesecloth and heat it over low heat until it reaches 80-90 degrees. It is important that the oil does not boil or get too hot.
• Take the foam that forms on the top and bottom of the heated oil into a bowl and put the remaining oil into a squeeze bag.
• Since the specific mass of oil is lighter than water and basil pulp, the olive oil will rise to the top and the pulp will sink to the bottom. Once you remove the remaining pulp from the bottom, your green basil oil is ready.
• Arrange 1 slice of tomato and 1 slice of mozzarella on top of each other.
• Add a pinch of salt and black pepper and drizzle with green oil and balsamic glaze.
