How to Make Watermelon Caprese Salad

A caprese salad is a simple salad, made with sliced mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, and then seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper, and balsamic. To change this salad up a bit, substitute tomatoes with watermelon! Be creative with this type of salad by creating different shapes with your watermelon pieces. For presentation purposes try cutting star-shapes, oval or square shapes out of the  watermelon in order to add a uniqueness to the plate. In this cooking lesson, Chef Thomas walks us through how to make a watermelon caprese salad and the different variations of watermelon cuts to use! For more great cooking demonstration videos, subscribe to the LearnToCookOnline YouTube channel.

Watermelon Caprese Salad Recipe:

Ingredients:
seedless watermelon
fresh buffalo mozzarella or bocconcini
fresh basil
balsamic vinegar or balsamic reduction
good-quality olive or cold-pressed canola oil
coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Slice the watermelon and cut it into shapes with cookie cutters, if you like. Tear or slice the mozzarella. Arrange watermelon and cheese in stacks or rows or in a jumble on the plate, and tuck in some fresh basil leaves.
2. Dribble the whole thing with balsamic and oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

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