quick and easy meals for 1 or 2

Caprese Salad

We like this a lot. Kimmi made it for us (and did a great job) when we were visiting Sharon and the gang a while back.

It’s super easy and you can have it for a salad or even a light meal during the week. You can add slices of pepperoni or shredded cooked chicken or cooked shrimp.

2 ripe tomatoes
1 ball of fresh (wet) mozzarella
extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
A little sugar
About ¼ cup Fresh basil, chopped. Dry will work in a pinch, but for this, fresh basil is best. You can find it in the same section as the bagged spinach. In the summer you could have a basil plant or 2 in yard and have a constant supply of fresh basil,,,,,, in the summer.

Slice up the tomatoes and the cheese. Arrange them nice on a plate. Whisk together the oil about ¾ cup, vinegar about 3 tbsp. and the sugar about 1 tbsp.

Drizzle this over the tomatoes and cheese. Sprinkle the basil leaves over it.

Again it can be a salad, appetizer or a light meal. It’s good!!