Mozzarella, Tomato and Strawberry Salad
A gorgeous Caprese salad with the addition of berries makes a lovely addition to your spring menu. This Mozzarella, Tomato and Strawberry Salad with its striking colors is as irresistible as it looks!
Mozzarella, Tomato and Strawberry Salad
Due to the wacky spring weather, our local strawberry season was barely a week long…so I made this salad when these tiny beauties were at their peak. We were having company for dinner, so instead of slicing a fresh mozzarella ball, I purchased the smaller bocconcini….and made a composed salad versus plating individually. I served this beautiful salad of berries, grape tomatoes, and mozzarella on a bed of baby spinach…and whipped up a simple vinaigrette with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. A dusting of fleur de sel, crushed pink peppercorns and shredded basil finished it off.
Spring Twist on a Caprese Salad
group is void of any of my children!). Next time I will make a more flavorful dressing…adding some mustard and a pinch of sugar…but there will be a next time.
This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table. To see how other Doristas plated up their salads this week, check the French Fridays with Dorie blog.
62 Comments on “Mozzarella, Tomato and Strawberry Salad”
This sounds so bright and flavorful. I love caprese salads, but I have never had them with strawberries. I will have to try this asap!
Yum! Caprese Salad is one of my favorites – and your photos were absolutely stunning! I’ve buzzed it!
i keep seeing this type of salad for the last couple of days. The more I see, the more tempting it sounds 🙂
Yours look great Lizzy!
Colorful and refreshing! Great photos. Thanks!
Tomato and strawberry are such a great idea to mix together, I’m going to try it soon 🙂
Three of my favorite salad ingredients are used in this recipe, tomato, mozzarella and strawberries… Really perfect for summer!!
I wouldn’t have thought to put in strawberries! It’s a beautiful salad. We found a wonderful pint of local berries at the Broad Ripple market yesterday. Can’t wait to fix something with them tonight 🙂 xo Kate
Hi Lizzy, I just came across your lovely blog. Your strawberry salad looks so fresh and tasty – what a wonderful take on the classic mozzarella and tomato pairing. 🙂
It looks gorgeous! I never would have thought to put strawberries in a caprese salad!
Beautiful salad! Love that you used the smaller bocconcini balls, they go so perfectly with the little cherry tomatoes 🙂
What a lovely combination! Great summer salad and just the kind of salad I love.
What a perfect summer salad – can’t wait to try this one!
Mary
That salad looks absolutely wonderful. Your kids are definitely missing out! Have a great weekend, Lizzy 🙂
Katie
Your photos are beautiful as always and love the symmetry in your presentation! Incredibly cute and so appealing!
How creative to add the strawberries. This is such a pretty and delicious and healthy salad. Perfect for hot summer days!
Your salad is stunning, salad is one food that I will not forget to eat I always have it every meal, I really search for different kind and I make one.
The bocconcini works perfectly with the strawberries and tomatoes – the salad looks beautiful on the bed of spinach. Making a vinaigrette is a nice variation, too.
Love this idea Lizzy…. your salad looks healthy and beautiful ..
Amazing salad! I love that you used strawberries… I seldom make any “exotic” salads as I am the only one eating them… sigh. But this is a must try for when I have friends over! Great idea!
Love all that basil…now I wish I’d added more, and I like your idea for a more flavorful dressing. Thanks for the ideas.