Our house consumes pounds of fresh mozzarella in the summer because we adore this salad. It’s such a refreshing alternative to a mixed green salad. Why do I refer to only eating it in the summer? Well ...

With heirloom tomatoes peaking, the beloved insalata caprese is once again enjoying its annual surge. And judging by the amount of mozzarella flying out of Bay Area retail shops, some locals are ...

What a perfect use of ripe tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese! This summertime dish is associated with the island of Capri which is located off the Sorrento Peninsula south of Naples, Italy.

Caprese: literally “of Capri”. The salad we call Caprese, or Insalata Caprese in Italian, originates on the Isle of Capri on the Tyrrhenian Sea where the Mediterranean meets the Bay of Naples, with ...

On large platter, arrange tomato and mozzarella slices and basil leaves, alternating and overlapping them. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Yield: Serves 4 to 6. Core, coarsely chop ...

Translated from Italian, “Insalata Caprese” means “the salad of Capri,” a destination island off the rugged, cove-dotted coast of Naples. The namesake salad features the bright colors of the Italian ...

Two of our favorite ways to showcase fresh garden tomatoes are with our recipes for the classic Caprese Salad and a spinoff we like to call Insalata Italiana. Two of our favorite ways to showcase ...

What’s in a name? Well, if it’s Insalata Caprese, then years of history steeped in rich tradition is captured in those two delicious words. Translating to “Salad of Capri,” the dish hails from the ...

What came first, the Caprese salad or the Caprese sandwich? Despite the murky origins of Insalata Caprese, we know for certain that the colorful and delicious combination of tomatoes, mozzarella, and ...