Caprese Salad Snack
Posted: 07/17/2010 Filed under: Food + Drink, Motherhood, Photography, Recipes | Tags: Caprese salad, College of William and Mary, Heidi's Homegrown and Organics, homegrown tomatoes, new location, organic, snack, summer salad, tomatoes, Virginia, Williamsburg 5 Comments »
There is no simpler (and perhaps no more delicious) summer salad than Caprese salad: tomato, mozzarella, and fresh basil, with a little salt, pepper, and olive oil if you’d like. Yesterday, we discovered that one of the best CSAs in our area — Heidi’s Homegrown and Organics — had opened a new retail location close to the College of William and Mary. We were delighted, because their old location was quite a drive from our house. We happily loaded up on homegrown tomatoes and sweet corn. (My pregnancy tomato aversion is finally gone, and just in time for prime tomato season! Hooray!)
When we got home, we were hungry and overjoyed to find that we had the fixin’s for Caprese salad. So juicy, so tasty, so perfect for a summer afternoon!
Yummmm I can’t wait to try our own Caprese. We have plenty of basil and have three tomatoes ripening on our window sill. Perhaps in a couple of days, they will be ready!
Do it! Do it! You will be happy you did! =)
We’re sharing your enthusiasm with a big vase of Basil and simple salads. Eat up and give the baby the good stuff of the season. You timed it out just right!
Thanks, Alice! Hooray for summer salads! The idea of keeping a vase of basil around is a brilliant one… Mmmmm….
never tried caprese salad, but i def. should