Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Peppers

Submitted by ciao4293

"This is a very simple, but extremely mouth watering dish. Serve as an appetizer or as a meal. My husband and I will each have our own tomato served up. Take small pieces of good crusty bread, top them with your layered tomatoes, have a taste, and try not to say mmmmm. And you'll need a bit of extra bread to soak up the oil, vinegar, and juices left in your plate."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 2 large fresh meaty tomatoes
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• fresh mozzarella cheese (about 3 or 4 small rounds)
• roasted red pepper
• basil leaves (about 10 or so, sliced in ribbons)
• olive oil
• balsamic vinegar

directions

1. Slice tomatoes about 1/2 inch thick and place on a serving dish.
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Slice the mozzarella about 1/4 inch thick, and place on top of the tomatoes.
4. Arrange slices of roasted pepper over the cheese.
5. Sprinkle with basil.
6. (To get the basil"ribbons", stack the leaves, roll them up, and slice them across) Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Reviews

[MizzNezz]

Another great way to use fresh tomatoes!! We loved this! I added a little chopped garlic. The balsamic vinegar gave a nice tang. We had these as a side dish with simple sauted chicken breasts. Lovely!

 

[Missy Wombat]

I eat this kind of thing all of the time. Love that Mediterranean taste! And I definitely agree with using the balsamic vinegar. The only thing I might add is a little raw garlic but that's just me!

 

[Katanashrp]

I made this using smoked mozzarella and Recipe #168332. Everyone loved it. This is a sure party winner. Thank you.

 

[Denise!]

I really didn't want to share this dish with the family, but I forced myself to do it :) This is sooo good! I love the addition of the balsamic and the red pepper really adds a little "oomph". I served this with a simple steak dinner and it was just a perfect summer salad, light and delicious. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Troublicious noname]

I was excited to have finally found this recipie.It's one of my favorites.