Are you looking for a simple salad that can be made in under 15 minutes? Look no further, Italian salad Caprese falls in the category of a simple and fuss- free salad. Even kids can put together this simple dish but the result is nothing short of spectacular. All you need is firm ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.  

The stunning combination of red, white and green are also the Italian flag colors. Mellow mozzarella, sweet tomatoes and the herbiness of basil makes this dish stellar. The salad is filling as it has cheese in it so it is a substantial dish. Fresh mozzarella is usually pre-sliced which saves time.

There are many ways to make this salad on a skewer using bocconcini (young mozzarella balls) with cherry tomatoes or caprese sandwich bites, or even a panini. Panini is a Italian style pressed cheese and bread sandwich with many variants.

I sometimes use reduced balsamic glaze to top the salad for variation. If you don’t have balsamic glaze, a good quality extra virgin olive oil dressed on top also tastes great.