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Caprese Salad with Garlic Balsamic Dressing

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Nothing beats a Caprese Salad made with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, sweet basil and a homemade garlic balsamic dressing! The perfect salad all year long.

Caprese Salad

There are very few {healthy} foods I love much more than brownies. And cookies.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand fries.

But one thing that actually makes my heart go pitter patter is a really good salad. More specifically, this Caprese salad.

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I know, how weird am I?

Just try to get over that fact for a minute and let me explain myself.

Fresh mozzarella cheese + fresh basil + sweet grape tomatoes + black pepper. UGH.

Can you taste the goodness?

COME ON! Nothing tastes as good as that combo. It’s like a creamy, herby, sweet and spicy health food. I added a little Garlic Balsamic Dressing originally made for this recipe but any dressing would do. I also added in a few extra greens to fill the salad out more and make it go a little further…slash so I didn’t just eat all the fresh mozzarella on its own….by myself.

Caprese Salad

To serve, I just threw everything on a platter kinda like a cobb salad, but obviously not a cobb salad. I like putting blocks of color together on a platter instead of spreading everything out evenly over the top to make it look pretty. I’m cool like that….or something. You can make yours as pretty or unpretty as you’d like.

Je ne care pas.

That means I don’t care in french.

You’re welcome for that language lesson.

Caprese Salad

Anyways, the moral of this blog post is…

1. I like caprese salad slightly more than fries.

2. I like to eat copious amounts of fresh mozzarella.

3. I speak french.

4. But clearly not very well.

And there you have it. Enjoy!

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Easy Caprese Salad

Nothing beats a Caprese Salad made with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, sweet basil and a homemade garlic balsamic dressing! The perfect salad all year long.

Course Side Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 539 kcal
Author Lauren Brennan

Ingredients

  • 1 plastic container of washed baby greens any kind {about 6 cups}
  • 1 lb. Bocconcini drained, patted dry and halved {baby mozzarella balls}
  • 1 lb. grape tomatoes washed and halved
  • 12 large basil leaves chopped
  • cracked black pepper to taste

for the dressing:

  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 4 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 7 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
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Instructions

  1. Place baby greens onto serving platter. Top with bocconcini, tomatoes, basil and pepper.
  2. Measure all ingredients for dressing into small jar with tight fitting lid. Shake and drizzle over salad. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Caprese Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 539 Calories from Fat 441
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49g 75%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 147mg 6%
Potassium 286mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 5g
Protein 21g 42%
Vitamin A 20.2%
Vitamin C 19.4%
Calcium 42.4%
Iron 3.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. I LOVE caprese too! I would totally pick anything caprese over anything sweet (but shhhh! Don’t tell people that… it’s bad for business 😉 ). This look delish! Pinned 🙂

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  11. I am so glad that I found you; although my husband thinks that I hired someone else to cook for us!

    I am looking for a recipe I had but lost…I am hoping you can help me and soon. It is pineapple cuts made in a large cookie sheet pan. It has a cream cheese crust and is not dry at all. The filling has instant vanilla pudding and canned pineapple in it…………however, it is quite versital as to what other ingredients can go in it.
    Thanks so much!

    Bevie B

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  13. Made this tonight and it was delicious! A hit for husband and myself but also two foody toddlers. A must make folks!

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  17. Made this for a party of picky eaters and it was so very well received. Looked beautiful and tasted fantastic. The dressing was really delicious. Thank you for sharing this!

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  18. Hi, thanks for this recipe. Going to baby shower today and making it now. Just wanted to suggest that when writing a recipe tablespoon should be indicated with a capital T (Tablespoon, Tsp. and teaspoon, tsp.) (just an fyi) Thanks again

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  20. Love this recipe, making it tonight! Adding a few oven fried chicken tenders on the side and calling it a meal! (Will serve some mashed potatoes to the hubby so he is sure to get full.) Thanks for sharing!!

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  22. I love this salad! It looks beautiful, fresh and delicious. The colors are incredible. Can’t wait to make it tonight for dinner!

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  23. We love caprese salad too, and here is how to make it even better: dress it with good balsamic vinegar (not the cheap stuff), and pesto. Out of this world!

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  25. This is my very favorite caprese salad recipes. I usually make it without the greens, but the dressing is a must. Then if there are any leftovers, we pick out the mozzarella the next day. 🙂 I will pick a caprese salad over just about any kind of salad.

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