Caprese Salad

               Now is the time of year when all those lovely, fresh tomatoes are at your farmers’ market.  Nothing like fresh tomatoes in a salad.  This is a salad that is one of my daughter’s favorites.

Caprese Salad

(4 servings as an appetizer, 6 servings if used as a salad with a meal)

Pesto Sauce

2 c. Fresh Parsley (I only use the leaves)

2 Tbsp Dry Basil

1 c. Oil (Canola, Olive, or a combination of both)

¼ c. grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese

¼ c. Walnuts

2 cloves Roasted Garlic

1. Put Garlic, Walnuts, Cheese, Basil, and Parsley into a food processor.  Turn the food processor on and off until the ingredients are chopped.
2. Turn on the food processor and put the Oil in the feed tube as it runs.  Keep processing until all the ingredients are blended.

Salad

Pesto Sauce

3 large balls of Fresh Mozzarella

3 large Tomatoes

1. Slice the Mozzarella and Tomatoes.  Try to get the same number of slices from each.
2. Arrange the slices on a platter alternating the Cheese and Tomatoes.
3. Drizzle the Pesto Sauce over the ingredients on the platter.
4. Garnish with fresh Basil if you have it and serve.

Too Darn Hot

         It’s summertime and the heat seems to be getting worse.  So the last thing you want to do is cook.  Here is a quick and easy way to make dinner without heating up the kitchen. 

Sandwich Roll-Ups

(1 Sandwich)

1 10” Tortilla

3 slices of your favorite Deli Meat

3 slices of Cheese-your choice

About 2 Tbsp of chopped Tomatoes

About 2 Tbsp of sliced Black Olives

About 2 Tbsp Hummus-your choice of flavor

1. Heat the Tortilla in the microwave for 15 seconds.
2. Spread Hummus onto warm Tortilla.
3. Layer Meat and Cheese over the Hummus.
4. Sprinkle Tomatoes and Olives over the Meat and Cheese.
5. Roll up the Tortilla over the ingredients.
6. After you finish rolling up the Tortilla, cut in half.

Spelt Tortillas can be used instead of wheat.  For smaller Roll-Ups use 6” corn Tortillas.

Use Soy Cheese as a substitute for regular Cheese.

        Stay cool and enjoy.