Caprese Salad Dressing
This spicy and aromatic mix can make tomato and mozzarella salads special, creating an excellent summer recipe for Caprese. Quick and easy to prepare, it is a typical Italian dish that in just a few minutes becomes a tasty and fresh appetizer. The Caprese mix enhances and enlivens its flavor through a mixture of carrot, onion, oregano, tomato and chili pepper. Together with a drizzle of oil, used to sweeten the acidity of the tomatoes, the mixture intensifies the earthy flavors of the Caprese. From the scent of oregano, with fresh hints, the sweetness of carrot, the intense flavor of onion, the savory note of tomato that recalls the salad. It also introduces the pungent touch of chili pepper, a brilliant element on the succulent ingredients, mozzarella and tomato.
Other recipes to use the Caprese mix
In addition to the Caprese, the mix of spices and aromatic herbs can add a deeper flavor to several quick dishes such as salads and hard-boiled eggs. By adding the mixture to olive oil, it can be used to flavor vegetables au gratin or boiled, potato-based dishes and greens. Delicious for giving an aromatic touch to tomato salads, bruschetta, cold dishes and appetizers with vegetables. In addition, it can be useful for flavoring cold pasta dishes and pasta salads, especially if dressed "alla Caprese" with mozzarella, tomato and basil.
For those who want to follow a low-sodium diet, this mix can be useful to replace table salt, often indicated with pepper as a seasoning in the Caprese recipe. Flavoring becomes even easier, since this blend provides all the herbs and spices you need, all at once!
How to use the Caprese mix?
You can use it to flavor the Caprese salad as a raw dressing, sprinkling generously at the end of preparation. Alternatively, you can use the mix on other salads or recipes, either sprinkling it raw at the end of cooking, or adding a little extra virgin olive oil. You can leave the mix to macerate in EVO for a few minutes, before flavoring the dishes. If you want to add to pasta or other first course recipes, you can lightly fry the oil in a pan and then pour in the Caprese mix to release the aromas.
The Recipe: Caprese Skewers
Ingredients:
cherry tomatoes - fresh basil - mozzarella balls - 3 teaspoons of olive oil - caprese mix - salt and pepper (optional) Preparation
Wash and dry the cherry tomatoes. Fold a large basil leaf around the tomato, then thread the whole thing onto a skewer about 10 cm long. Add a ball of mozzarella to the toothpick. Repeat using all the cherry tomatoes and the cherry mozzarella. Combine the olive oil with the Caprese mix to form a liquid sauce to dress the skewers. If you want to add flavor, sprinkle them with a light pinch of salt and pepper.
How to buy our mix of aromatic herbs for Caprese
This mix is not easy to find in stores since it is a specific preparation used for this salad. You can buy it conveniently in the online spice shop Natura d'Oriente, where you can find different packages of Caprese preparation, with a variable weight of 50g, 75g, 100g and 250g, 500g and 1 kg. You will discover our sales and delivery services at a great price, both for this mix of aromatic herbs and for other loose spices.
Caprese and its dressing: origin of the mix and the dish
The Caprese salad was born inspired by the island of Capri, off the coast of Naples, where it probably comes from. There are many stories about the origin of this cold summer dish, some of which are linked to the “patriotic” colors of the salad, used to recall the Italian flag. The origin could be either in popular or elitist traditions – one legend says that the Caprese was invented in homage to the poet Marinetti in the Capri hotel “Quisisana”. Marinetti’s fierce criticism of pasta dishes would have led to a fresh and carbohydrate-free alternative. The original recipes used fresh mozzarella and local tomatoes, while today the Caprese is often created with buffalo mozzarella or burrata. The tomatoes should not be too ripe, but perfectly sliced, while the preferred basil leaves are the large ones. The tomato slices and mozzarella slices are arranged alternately on the plate, which are then flavored with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper. In addition, this Caprese dressing is part of a tradition that wants to flavor the ingredients more, also to provide an alternative to the mix“salt and pepper”.
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