I'm half Italian. My mother, who did the cooking, was 100 percent Italian. And I was raised in n predominantly Italian town with many of my Italian relatives near by. This means I have a strong leaning toward Italian food. I love it! And I love to cook!
This tomato and mozzarella salad is distinctively an Italian dish...and it is delicious. The best time to make this is when you are growing your own tomatoes (or you know some generous person who is growing tomatoes). Fresh tomatoes are so much better than what you can usually get in the store, especially in the winter time.
If you don't grow your own tomatoes and have no one that is giving you some home-grown tomatoes, you might want to try any farmer's market that might be in your area. But if it's winter time and all you can get is supermarket tomatoes, don't let that stop you. They still will make a decent tomato and mozzarella salad.
Here's the recipe:
4 SERVINGS
- 3 cups sweet grape, cherry or larger chopped tomatoes - 1/2 small white onion, diced small - 2/3 cup small diced mozzarella cheese
1. Mix the above ingredients in a bowl.
- 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (good quality) - 2/3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (good quality)
2. Blend the olive oil and vinegar in a cup by beating them together with a fork. Mix this in well with the tomato mixture.
- Salt and pepper to taste
3. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- 4 leaves of romaine lettuce (sized to suit the size of servings you want)
- Italian parsley for garnish
4. Spoon the tomato mixture into an attractive pile on top of the lettuce and garnish with parsley.
Serve this immediately...you don't want your lettuce to get flimsy.
Enjoy!
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