Like Caprese Salad, but different
Written by The Thyroid Chronicles on July 22, 2010 – 8:42 pm -I still can’t reach my stove, and it’s still a little hot, yet a girl’s still gotta eat. I have a bowl of ripe tomatoes thanx to my BF’s garden bonanza, so I pulled up a recipe I was emailed from Lee Kum Lee a while back.
Mine was not this pretty.
Ingreds:
| 4 Tbsp. | soy sauce | |
| 1 Tbsp. | sesame oil | |
| 2 Tbsp. | olive oil | |
| 1 pinch | black pepper, to taste | |
| 2 Tbsp. | seasoned vinegar | |
| 8 oz. | mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2″ rounds | |
| 1 | hot house cucumber, peeled, cut into 1/2″ rounds | |
| 2 | large tomatoes, cored, sliced into 1/2″ rounds | |
| 1 pack | basil, trimmed |
Soy sauce and sesame oil – starting to salivate. Amazingly, I had all the ingredients on hand except for the cucumber, so I went full steam ahead. If you are not a lazy ass like me, you will just walk down to the store and get yourself a cucumber.
Here’s what you do:
1. In a small mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, black pepper and seasoned vinegar. Whisk well.
2. Assemble the mozzarella cheese, cucumber, tomato and basil on a platter.
3. Drizzle saucy mix on top of the vegetables and cheese before serving.
The verdict? It’s f*cking awesome.
Incidentally, you have to get one of these:
I have killed every one of my basil plants except the one my man planted for me up in here. You can plant all sorts of things in it, not just strawberries. It’s totally righteous.
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