Mozzarella Tricolore Salad

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This Italian mozzarella tricolore salad, or Insalata Tricolore, is simple, delicious, and made with tomatoes, mozzarella, avocado, and basil.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Salads

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Diabetic

Servings: -4 servings

Calories: 335kcal

Author: Adina

Slice the tomatoes and arrange them on a salad platter or on individual serving plates.
1 large beef tomato + 2 medium tomatoes
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. Slice the avocado and arrange it on the platter as well.
2 balls of mozzarella + 1 avocado
Sprinkle the avocado with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Sprinkle everything generously with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.
a squeeze of fresh lemon juice + sea salt flakes + freshly ground black pepper

Make the dressing: Whisk 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.
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar + 1 small garlic clove + fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Serve salad: Pour the dressing over the salad and arrange the basil leaves on top. Serve immediately.
10-15 basil leaves

Tomatoes: You can use either a combination of ripe tomatoes, such as beefsteak tomatoes, regular tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, etc., or only one sort of tomato. Just make sure that they are perfectly ripe and sweet.
Mozzarella: You can substitute regular mozzarella with buffalo mozzarella or, for an even more delicious option, burrata.