Mozzarella, Tomato, and Strawberry Salad – This caprese style salad with strawberries, tomatoes, mozzarella and basil will become your new favorite summer-salad!
Can’t believe I just had strawberries with ground black pepper. Not something I would usually do. But it’s French Fridays with Dorie. Anything goes!
I put strawberries in my salads all the time, but this salad, a Mozzarella, Tomato, and Strawberry Salad, was different. The romaine lettuce was missing.
Nonetheless, it did include a couple of slices of fresh mozzarella cheese, some grape tomatoes, and a garnish of basil. Pink peppercorns were suggested to finish off the salad, but I didn’t have pink ones – I used regular peppercorns and tossed the salad in some olive oil.
This is a great summer salad, but there better be something to follow it because this is not enough to get you going. 😀
- 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella
- 16 strawberries , hulled and halved
- 16 cherry tomatoes , halved
- salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
- 4 fresh basil leaves
- balsamic vinegar
- Cut mozzarella into 8 slices and set aside.
- Combine strawberries and tomatoes in a bowl; add salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar and toss to combine. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly.
- Transfer sliced mozzarella to a serving plate.
- Arrange the berries mixture alongside the mozzarella.
- Serve.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints: 7
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What a pretty summer salad – would not have thought to include strawberries in this, but love it! What a fun event.
Looks absolutely delicious, just evokes summer! Can’t wait to make it.
Looks absolutely delicious, just evokes summer!
What an interesting pairing of fruits – tomatoes and strawberries. Looking forward to trying it.
Congratulations Kate, beautiful dish and thanks for filling us in about the table that actually isn’t!
Yum…. very simple and looks delicious. I like simple food that you can enjoy the taste of ingredients like this.
That looks just perfect to have on a hot summer’s day….I wouldn’t have thought of adding mozarella to a strawberry salad…would have just added the salty feta…but I can see how mozarella will nicely complement the dish…pink peppercorns….make the whole dish look even more gorgeous.
-Shilpa
Congrats on the Top 9 !!! Such a yummy combo of flavors in this salad!
Well it looks gorgeous! Your photos are fabulous, as always. Pink peppercorns?? Interesting!
Ohhh this looks so fresh and beautiful 🙂
I have to try this 🙂
we have a spice mixture we put over fruits that is delicious I like apples with pepper and salt try it 🙂
this looks wonderful
What a fabulous job you did on the simple yummy, and most unusual combination of a salad…pairing the two red colors, strawberry, and tomatoes, and to top it off with fresh mozzarella, is superb. Lovely photos, as well!
Congratulations on the Top 9. This salad is just beautiful, and I love the idea of strawberries with a peppery bite. I am loving your planks in the photo too.
Beautiful pictures as usual! I love your plates. Where did you get those? I need new plates with a touch of color. White gets a little bit boring every time. I have never had strawberries with pepper either. But you may have convinced me to try this recipe. Lucky me, I have the book 🙂
That’s vintage Mikasa – I borrowed them from my Mom. 🙂
Lucky girl!
Congratulations on the Top 9. This is a classy salad and your photo is really beautiful. It feels like Summer!
We loved this salad, in fact I’ve made it several more times.
I never had this combination before but am certain to try it now! It’s so unique and I love sweet and savory flavors in salads!
It’s amazing how wonderful pepper and strawberries taste together. One of my favourites is flambed strawberries with black pepper on vanilla ice cream. HEAVEN! I would never have thought to put strawberries and tomatoes together, though. Will have to try it!
Yummy looking salad 🙂
I never pair strawberries with tomatoes… but your salad here looks awesome and sounds delish! I have to try this.
Sounds interesting..I love the colors of your salad..really festive!
Good starter salad for dinner. Great colors and high ‘cool’ factor with the strawberries and savory elements 🙂 Buzzed!
As always, gorgeous photography, Kate! I think this needed a nice vinaigrette vs a sprinkling of olive oil and balsamic…
Beautiful photo! Lovely salad that will make repeat appearances at our table over the summer.
What a lovely salad, Kate!! And I love your photos so much 🙂
Now this is my kind of salad! (I love strawberries in mine too!) Yum!!!! I can smell that fresh basil when I look at the pictures! 🙂
What a simple but great salad. Love the fresh flavor combinations, this is definately being made this month!
This would be a great salad for a picnic!
i love strawberries and greens together!!! i’m sure it was delightful 😀
This is my kind of salad, love the colors. It’s almost too pretty to eat!
Love the addition of strawberries to a classic salad combination!
This sounds like the perfect combo! I love tomato, basil & mozzarella together and the addition of strawberries might make it even better!!
So pretty! What a great salad – too bad I used all my strawberries!
Your pictures are gorgeous, Kate! I should give my copy of Plate to Pixel a bit more love this summer. I liked the salad a lot – then again, I used a little bit of balsamic, which I love with both strawberries and tomatoes.
All this time, I thought those planks were your rustic table (I don’t have FB, so my info’s lagging like that). That’s why you’re a food stylist, and I’m not, Kate ;-). Your salad portion is so small compared to mine, no wonder you were still hungry after eating this. Next time, tip the whole pint of strawberries and tomatoes in the salad and you’ll be good till supper! LOL.
I’m a little sad to say that the pink peppercorns totally made it. I’d like to think if you tried it again with them you might just be wow’d. 🙂
Great post!
Yours looks picture-perfect and beautiful, but you are right: if this was my whole meal I would end up gnawing on my own arm at some point in the evening, lol!
Wow what a great shot of this great photo and one of my favorite combo!
Beautiful salad! Great job as always Kate.
It certainly looks pretty…love pairing tomatoes with other fresh fruits, though I can’t do strawberries other fruits are fun 🙂
I agree, your presentation is beautiful. Tricia and I had another split
decision on the recipe, and it is interesting how many people was
skeptical about using this combination of ingredients. However, that
is the fun of cooking with this group.
Loved your presentation! I will definitely be repeating this one!
I was surprised by the strawberries in this classic salad as well, and more surprised that I actually liked it so much! Your photos are beautiful.
Too funny, these simple FFWD recipes are easy to give away! Your salad is scrumptious looking and I wouldn’t mind digging in here myself;-)
Beautiful picture! (You would never know it’s not a for real table!)
I love the simplicity and the colors of this dish! Beautiful photo and I’m sure the strawberry mozzarella combination was out of this world!
I had the same reaction as you–I was neither wowed nor disappointed. It was a fine salad, and exactly as I expected it to be. Your food does look great on those planks, though!
How pretty you presented this! I too would not have thought to put strawberries with mozzarello! Sounds really delicious!
I never would have thought to pair tomatoes with strawberries. Like you I put strawberries on salads all of the time, but never without some form of leafy green. This looks like it would make a great lunch for me. 🙂
So pretty and I agree – another winner from FFWD!
Love this idea! And so pretty!
Oh Kate, what a pretty salad! I can already taste it… I feel another top 9 coming on 🙂 I absolutely love the table you have been photographing your delights on – rustic and grainy – and the perfect color contrast to your luminous food!
Thank you, Kelly. 🙂 It’s not a table… you can go to my Facebook page and see what it actually is … I found some planks, cut them up, and voila!
love it! by the way, what about that top 9 prediction?! Congratulations!!