Mozzarella and tomato salad is one of the easiest salads you can prepare in less than 15 minutes. Also perfect salad for vegetarians and of course healthy and nutritious for everyone. Mozzarella cheese is produced from milk obtained through cows or buffalos. It originated in Italy. Most common use of mozzarella comes on pizza or lasagna. However, very often you can find it in a variety of salads like the one below. The word “mozzarella” was first discovered in 1570 in a cookbook by Bartolomeo Scappi. A 100 gram mozzarella ball contains approx. 22 grams of protein and 22 grams of fat. Healthy and nutritious.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 balls of mozzarella cheese - approx. 300 g
- 3 large tomatoes
- 50 g rocket leaves
- 6-8 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbsp balsamic sause to decorate
- basil leaves to garnish
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method:
1. Cut mozzarella balls and tomatos into slices with same thickeness.
2. Arrange the tomatoes and mozzarella on rocket leaves and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and docorate with fresh basil leaves.
4. Optionally you can also drizzle with some balsamic sauce or venegar. Serve immediately.
ENJOY!!!
