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Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze

  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 1 cup Balsamic Glaze 1x

Ingredients

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For the Balsamic Glaze:

  • 2 cups Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar or honey

For the Caprese Salad:

  • 2 balls fresh mozzarella (buffalo mozzarella, if you can find it)
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • Fresh salad greens
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • Drizzle of Balsamic Glaze
  • Sea salt

Instructions

To make the Balsamic Glaze:

  1. In a small saucepan, bring the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar or honey to a simmer. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. (Glaze will thicken a bit more as it cools.)

Assemble the salad:

  1. Arrange greens, tomatoes, and mozarella as you would like. Slicing and layering the tomatoes and mozzarella make it pretty, but also makes it easy to get even amounts of each ingredient in every bite.
  2. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze. Season with freshly ground sea salt to taste.

Notes

Balsamic Glaze is also a great accompaniment to steaks, fruit, cheeses, fish, pasta, or even ice cream.