Italian · Capri
Caprese Salad
Mozzarella di bufala campana DOP, in-season tomatoes, fresh basil, and olive oil. The quality of each component is fully exposed — there is nowhere for inferiority to hide. The salad is room temperature throughout, the mozzarella sliced no more than 30 minutes before serving, the olive oil peppery and green. It is assembled, never dressed in advance.
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The Market List
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600 g
San Marzano DOP tomatoes
ripe, room temperature, cored, quartered
Origin · ItalyBosa Foods · Vancouver →
400 g
buffalo mozzarella DOP
torn into rough 40 g pieces
Not yet stocked in British Columbia
20 leaves
60 ml
extra virgin olive oil
first cold-pressed, peppery finish preferred
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8 ml
aged balsamic vinegar
from Modena, minimum 12 years
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8 g
sea salt
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2 g
Tellicherry black pepper
freshly ground
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II
The Method
1
Arrange tomato quarters and mozzarella pieces on a serving plate, alternating and slightly overlapping in a single layer.
2
Tear basil leaves by hand and scatter evenly across the plate.
3
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the entire salad in a thin, even stream; follow with aged balsamic vinegar.
4
Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground Tellicherry pepper; allow to rest for 1–2 minutes before serving.
5
Serve immediately at room temperature without tossing to maintain visual structure.
IV
Sensory Tests
◇Where it lives or dies. The moment where Caprese lives or dies is the slicing rhythm — alternating tomato and mozzarella slices overlapping by one-third, arranged in an overlapping line or circular pattern. Each slice of mozzarella should be the same thickness as each slice of tomato. Season only the tomatoes with Maldon sea salt (not the mozzarella — it is already salted in its brine). Drizzle olive oil immediately before serving, finish with whole basil leaves, and bring to the table.
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VI
What to Pour
The pairing
Sparkling wine
From British Columbia
Wine
Without alcohol
GT's Synergy Organic Kombucha — Gingerade
Not yet stocked in British Columbia
Non-alcoholic
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