This weekend my Mom was visiting (Yay! Things always feel so much better she’s around!). On Sunday I woke up and came downstairs to find her looking through a cookbook that Kristin sent me a while ago that’s all about entertaining. We started looking at it together and found this cute way to serve caprese salad, and since tomatoes are in abundance right now, we decided to stop at a farm stand and pick a few up to give it a whirl. We both thought it would be a cute appetizer for a nice summer dinner, and having it stand up gives a simple classic an impressive twist.
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Basil, Olive Oil, Balsamic Glaze (Luckily my Mom was on hand for this one. Pour about 1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar in a small skillet and cook on medium for a few minutes until it reduces it to a sweet glaze. You can’t go wrong, after all balsamic is great on its own and the glaze makes a huge difference!), Sea Salt and Pepper
Directions: Stand the tomato up on your cutting board and slice about 4 or 5 times depending on how thick you want the tomato slices. Don’t slice all the way but rather leave about an quarter of an inch so that the tomato still stands up. Insert a mozzarella slice and basil leaf into each fold. Drizzle the olive oil and balsamic glaze and sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
And since I’m still building up my stock of kitchen staples I found a few things that may just have to go on my kitchen wish list! How about one of these adorable ceramic bottles to leave on your counter or table for a little olive oil drizzle? And this long rectangle serving dish would be perfect to line three or four of these bad boys up and then serve from the center of the table. Yum!
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That caprese salad looks amazing and the bottles are so cute!
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Where did you find those???? Fabulous.
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Looks delicious, that will be my lunch.
I was just sitting here thinking. There is one thing I wish I was better at (except more creative) is to be a better cook:)
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looks SO delish!
xoxo
bB
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what delightful presentation. I will keep this in mind – or maybe I will make it with goat cheese instead! mmm yum.
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Mmmmm… tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil… I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made this my supper (and even my breakfast occasionally) this summer!
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What an amazing idea! I’m going to have to try this for my dinner -party this weekend.
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It looks so good! Gonna have to give that a try too!
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great finds! and yummy looking salad. mmmmm!!!
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What a fun way to display one of my summer faves! Those bottles and platter are so cute.
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That looks SO good!! I would really fool my friends into thinking i’m a domestic goddess if i made this….
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mmm love caprese salad especially with home grown tomatoes. I think that will be on my menu this weekend. Also, I am a sucker for cute bottles and serving ware.
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What an adorable way to serve Caprese. Yum. That is one of my favorite salads!
Love those ceramics too!
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Adore! I’ve never seen this presentation before. I’m loving it. And the other day I saw a sweet potato that had been cut similarly, and then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and all that good stuff. Yum.
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Oh yum, I am totally telling my mom about this, she loves caprese salad!
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Mmm, that looks good, and what a pretty way to serve Caprese Salad! I love the bottle from Sur La Table!
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Yum my FAVORITE! I actually had the regular version minus the cheese last night for supper. Now i am totally going to have to stop and get all the fixings to make it again tonight.
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Love that idea. I’m going to buy some mozzerella for my homegrown tomatoes. And I can’t wait to try the glaze!
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Love love love Caresse salad. This is such a find idea.
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Love caprese salad and so miss the ability to get fresh mozzarella
Thanks for the balsamic glaze tip!
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It looks & sounds delicious!! Try reducing the balsamic & drizzling it on asparagus with parmesan cheese!! It’s FABULOUS!!
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Oh my gosh caprese is my FAVORITE and this looks divine. Yum yum!
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Great presentation. Will definitely give it a try this week after a trip to the Farmer’s Market.
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Mmmmm LOVE caprese salad! Those ceramic bottles are so cute!
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What a pretty presentation! i never thought of doing it that way.
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awwww i LOVE the presentation of this delicious salad!! mmm it’s been FOREVER since i’ve had one of these, i’ll have to make it this weekend!!
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yum, I want caprese salad now!
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I love Caprese salad, and this just makes it even more irresistible!!!
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That’s a very cute idea, it makes such a lovely presentation!
I was served a meal with the glaze the other day and wondering how to do it myself – thanks!
XO
Lenore
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You should try a caprese bruschetta.With some garlic olive oil on top!Yummy!!!!!!
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I love this salad and the tomatoes around at the moment are just heavenly aren’t they?! Those oil bottles are gorgeous too.
Now I am feeling hungry!
xx
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What a great idea, this looks amazing! I want to try it.
Valerie
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Hands down my most favorite salad!!
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mmm SUCH a good salad! My fave!
Like the presentation!
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Ooh, this looks so delicious! I’m gonna have to try it out!
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Omg this sounds amazing! Definitely going to give this a try!
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I love how create the salad is, lol! And those bottles are fantastic
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Yum! I will have to try that!
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That looks so good right now in the heat! I bet it tasted wonderful!
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One of my favorite salads ever!!!
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that salad looks so good–both to eat and also, it’s just plain adorable!
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I love caprese salad and that’s such a cute way of serving it!
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What a fun twist on the regular caprese!
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That salad looks delicious! Caprese is by far my favorite anything – panini, salad, pizza… YUM! I’ll have to try serving it this way next time!
*kate
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Mmmm, I’ve always loved Caprese salad. I might have to try this sometime!
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Yum…so want to make that.
Love the ceramics as well.
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Mmm! Looks delicious!
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Yummy! Looks as delicious as it does pretty ; )
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That salad looks delicious!
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Oh yes that looks wonderfully delicious! Yum.
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This salad is my fav!
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Oh. My. Gosh. This looks DIVINE!!
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How pretty is that! Art! Love the different colors of those bottles. I need a cute place to call home.
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So yummy!
xoxox,
CC
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That’s it. I’m officially hungry. Lunch time!
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Whoa, so simple but pure genius! The caprese salad looks wonderful with the tomatoes standing up. I’m totally tweeting a link to this.
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I just LOVE this whole post! That tomato looks beautiful and I am for SURE going to try it soon.
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I will so have to make this for my husband he would LOVE it!!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Brilliant! Caprese Salad is my absolute favorite! Love the serving dish and bottles as well. Great colors!
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I have been living on this salad all summer! i love the glaze idea – i’m going to try!
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So delicious and most important for me, easy to make!! I’m doing this tonight!! xoxoxoxoxo
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oooh yummy Megan!! looks so good
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Oh my. That looks awesome!
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MMMMMM Caprese is one of my all time faves! And I love your knick knack additions, too.
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Carrie
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Ooh, what summery deliciousness!
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That has quickly become one of my all time favorite salads! Yum.
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LOOOOVE this. One of my fav dishes ever and this revamped version is supreme.
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I was planning on making something similar for lunch on Thursday – so thank you! Love the presentation!
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That looks delicious…now only if I liked tomatoes… ; )
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Delicious! This type of fresh salad is perfect for hot summer evenings.
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HOw cute and easy!
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So pretty! And I love those jars and the platter.
I saw another way, recently, of doing Caprese salad, at a friend’s cookout. She used cherry or grape tomatoes and put them on a wooden skewer with chunks of mozzarella in between. She presented them on a platter drizzled with balsamic vinegar and thin strips of fresh basil. So good… and easy to eat with your hands!
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The BonBon Rose Girls Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
@Jen, What a great idea and so easy! Love it!
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My mouth is watering! Thank you for sharing and as always, thank you for your wonderful comments!
xx
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oh my that sounds amazing!
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That looks divine!!!
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The caprese looks gorg!! How do you eat it? Cutting into it with a fork and knife I suppose? It would look to pretty to dig into!!
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This is such a pretty presentation! I love it. And that serving platter is super cute.
xo Josie
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Oh watch the drool dribbling down my chin. Caprese is my favourite, and Im loving those jugs too.
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Oh, I am SO glad I clicked over here tonite! I’m housesitting for my neighbor, and he encouraged me to pick the tomatoes in his garden. Well, I’ve got nine maters on the counter, and was wondering what to do. Now I know, THANKS!
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yum that caprese looks amazing! That’s one of my favorites
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I love tomatoes and this salad looks great. How clever and artistic!
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OMG! My taste buds just squirted when I saw that delish salad pic. Want. It. Now!
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That is GORGEOUS Megan! I’m making it. period.
oxox
Denalee
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Love the presentation! So creative and so simple!
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That looks spectacular! You really can’t go wrong with fresh mozzarella.
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Yummy! Caprese is my favourite! I just got back from my honemoon in Italy, I think we ate it everyday! This looks a fab ay to serve it! Very posh!
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omgosh, this looks amazing! definitely trying it out. i love reading ur posts on recipes, megan:) thanks for sharing!
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wow that’s an awesome twist to the caprese! thanks for sharing i’m going to have to try it
xx Niki
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Those ceramic bottle are so cute I could easily mistake them for popsicles!
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I love this twist on the salad!! It makes it look rather impressive and unexpected and I think I shall definitely be attempting it one of these days — thanks for the inspiration!!
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I love the presentation & will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing!
xx
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Yummy! I want to eat that salad right now!
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The caprese salad looks amazing!
Glad you had a great weekend with your mum!
B xx
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Looks amazing!
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wow, this looks delicious!
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I just made a quick caprese salad the other day, with some basil from our garden. But I love the look of this one – much more interesting!
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caprese salad is my favorite treat in the summer months (and winter if the veggies look good at the store) SO tasty!
I would literally design my whole kitchen after those bottles and serving dish, they are so pretty!
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i will try this in the new year, love your blog its all rounded
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