Caprese Salad

I love caprese salads - it's one of my favorite appetizers to order at any Italian restaurant. Even though it incorporates cheese it just tastes so light and refreshing! Making it at home is extremely simple and it's pretty easy to make it look fancy if you're making a nice dinner!

You will need:

• 1 large tomato
• 1 package of mozzarella fresca - found in the better cheese section of your grocery store. 
• A couple tablespoons of pine nuts
• Basil leaves sliced up for garnish
• Olive oil & balsamic vinegar (optional) to drizzle on top. 
• Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1. Slice up tomato and mozzarella and stack sideways as shown above. 
2. Sprinkle pine nuts & chopped basil leaves on top. 
3. Drizzle olive oil & balsamic vinegar. 
4. Add salt & pepper to taste. 

You could serve this multiple ways - I just love the above way for presentation. Get creative and enjoy!