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    Published: May 4, 2019 · Modified: Mar 15, 2023 by Adina · 6 Comments

    Tomato Avocado Mozzarella Salad

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    italian insalata tricolore with tomatoes and avocado on platter with a spoon

    Italian tomato avocado mozzarella salad or insalata tricolore. If you like Caprese salad you will love this upgraded version with avocado.

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    tomato mozzarella salad

    This tomato, avocado and mozzarella salad is actually a twist on the very well-known Caprese salad, the famous Italian salad, which you can probably eat in any Italian or Mediterranean restaurant around the world.

    What makes it special, though, is the addition of avocado, which adds a bit more comfort and creaminess to this gorgeous salad.

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    • What do you need?
      • How to ripen avocados at home?
      • How to cut an avocado?
    • How to make it?
    • More simple avocado recipes

    What do you need?

    A simple salad using only fresh ingredients, which should be at their best. No need to make it if the tomatoes or the avocado are unripe.

    Tomatoes:

    • The tomatoes should be sweet and flavorful, really nice, and ripe.
    • I used a combination of beefsteak tomatoes and smaller red and yellow tomatoes. That is not mandatory; as long as the tomatoes are ripe and sweet, it doesn't matter if you only use one sort of tomato.
    • The yellow tomatoes ruined my Tricolore plans, but I had totally forgotten it at that moment.
    • If you cannot get regular tomatoes that are ripe enough, use cherry tomatoes instead, they are sweeter and better most of the time, especially when tomatoes are not in season.
    ingredients tomato avocado mozzarella salad

    Avocado:

    • The avocado should be perfectly ripe and creamy as well.
    • As ready-to-eat avocados are not always available, I normally buy hard avocados in advance and leave them to ripen on the counter.

    How to ripen avocados at home?

    • Most of the time, I place them on the counter and let them be, checking every day. The ripening will take at least 3 days, but it greatly depends on the state the avocado was in when you bought it.
    • However, if you want to accelerate the process a little bit, place the avocados in a brown paper bag together with an apple or a kiwi. The apples and kiwis contain a hormone that accelerates the ripening process.
    • Once the avocado is ripe, you can place it in the fridge. This will help it keep healthy for 2 more days.

    How to cut an avocado?

    • Halve the avocado and remove the stone.
    • Hold one avocado half in the palm of your hand. Cut the slices, using a small knife, into the skin of the avocado.
    • Run a tablespoon under the cut avocado slices and lift the spoon containing all the slices.
    • Carefully transfer the avocado slices from the tablespoon to the plate.
    how to cut an avocado
    how to cut avocado

    Mozzarella:

    • Today I used regular mozzarella cheese. The salad tastes sensational as it is, fresh and delicious, but if you want to make it even better, use burrata instead of mozzarella.
    • I discovered burrata only recently during our vacation in Italy last year. I have been hooked ever since.
    • So do try this tomato salad with burrata as well; if you have the chance, you will love it.
    tomato mozzarella salad with avocado

    Basil:

    • Fresh basil is a must, don't even think of using dried basil; it makes absolutely no sense in this recipe.

    Salt:

    • I used good quality sea salt flakes, like Maldon, to sprinkle on top of the tomato, avocado, and mozzarella salad.
    • Fancy salt flakes are not completely mandatory, but they work really well here; use them if you happen to have them.

    Dressing:

    • A simple dressing of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, adding a little grated garlic clove for even more flavor.
    • Garlic is not completely mandatory; I have made it many times without it. But it does add an extra kick, which I love. But I am a garlic junkie, so I tend to put garlic in just about anything...
    tomato and avocado salad with mozzarella

    How to make it?

    • Slice all the tomatoes and arrange them on a salad platter or on individual serving plates.
    • Slice the mozzarella and arrange it on the platter, either by overlapping it with the tomato slices or on the opposite side of the platter.
    • Sprinkle the avocado with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Sprinkle everything generously with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.
    • Dressing: Whisk together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and add the grated garlic clove. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper, but remember that the salad is already salted, so don't add as much salt to the dressing as you would usually do.
    • Pour the dressing over the salad and arrange the basil leaves on top. Serve immediately.

    That's it! A simple salad for any time you want something light, easy, and amazing tasting for dinner, a tomato avocado and mozzarella salad that will probably become an addiction.

    The recipe serves two as a light main meal with bread or four as an appetizer or side dish.

    avocado tomato salad

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    tomato avocado mozzarella salad sprinkled with pepper and topped with basil leaves

    Tomato Avocado Mozzarella Salad

    Insalata tricolore - Italian salad with ripe tomatoes, avocado, mozzarella slices and basil with a simple olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing, if you like the Italian Caprese salad you will love this upgraded version with avocado.
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    Course: Salads
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2 -4
    Calories: 335kcal
    Author: Adina
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    Ingredients 

    • Tomato avocado and mozzarella salad:
    • 1 large beef tomato
    • 2 medium tomatoes See note 1
    • 2 balls of mozzarella See note 2
    • 1 ripe avocado
    • a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
    • 10-15 fresh basil leaves depending on size
    • sea salt flakes
    • freshly ground black pepper
    • Dressing:
    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar to taste
    • 1 small garlic clove
    • fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions

    Tomato avocado and mozzarella salad:

    • Slice the tomatoes and arrange them on a salad platter or on individual serving plates.
    • Slice the mozzarella and arrange it on the platter, either by overlapping it with the tomato slices or on the opposite side of the platter. Arrange the avocado slices as well.
    • Sprinkle the avocado with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Sprinkle everything generously with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.

    Dressing:

    • Whisk together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar, add the grated garlic clove. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper, but remember that the salad is already salted, so don't add as much salt to the dressing as you would usually do.
    • Pour the dressing over the salad and arrange the basil leaves on top. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    1. You can use either a combination of ripe tomatoes: beefsteak tomato, regular tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, cherry tomatoes etc or only one sort of tomatoes. Just make sure that they are perfectly ripe and sweet.
    2. Or use burrata instead.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/4 of the salad | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 667mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g
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    1. angiesrecipes says

      May 05, 2019 at 5:02 am

      So fresh, healthy and yum!

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    2. Mimi says

      May 05, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      I could dive into that salad head first! Beautiful fresh and healthy. And flavorful! Can’t wait till my basil grows!

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    3. Nammi says

      May 06, 2019 at 8:18 am

      yummm,. Love the colours.

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    4. priya says

      May 06, 2019 at 9:43 am

      tomato and basil is my favorite combo 🙂 love this perfect summer kinda refreshing salad adina.. A bowl of goodness.

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    5. Thao @ In Good Flavor says

      May 07, 2019 at 5:21 am

      This is an example of how simple is best. This is so delicious and so fresh. I could have this as a meal.

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    6. Ron says

      May 08, 2019 at 10:37 am

      Caprese is my all time favorite starter/salad and I love it with avocado. It just all goes together doesn't it? For me, the best part is mopping up all of the dripping at the bottom of the plate with a good rustic Italian bread.

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