Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, my cucumber caprese salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A beautiful and delicious take on a traditional Caprese Salad, this Cucumber Caprese Salad Recipe is a perfect side dish with steak, burgers, turkey legs, barbecue chicken, and more! Easy to make, this Cucumber Caprese Salad recipe is loaded with sweet, fresh vegetables. Cucumber Caprese Salad Recipe Hubby came up with this idea years ago using the bounty that came from our CSA.
My Cucumber Caprese Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. My Cucumber Caprese Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook my cucumber caprese salad using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make My Cucumber Caprese Salad:
- Take 2 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Make ready 1 tbsp dried oregano
- Make ready 1 tbsp dried basil
- Make ready Dash salt
- Make ready Dash pepper
- Prepare 1 cucumber peeled, seeds scraped with fork, sliced thin & diced
- Make ready 8 oz fresh motzerella or 4 motzerella cheese sticks
- Take 1/2 white onion, diced
You can really serve this salad alongside anything or even eat it on its own. The bocconcini is a great source of protein and fit. English cucumber, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and a splash of balsamic is all you need finish it off.
Steps to make My Cucumber Caprese Salad:
- In a small bowl mix together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dried oregano, dried basil and a dash of salt and pepper; set aside.
- Peel washed cucumber, scrap the seeds with spoon and slice thin and dice. Add to a medium sized bowl.
- Quarter washed cherry tomatoes. Add to the bowl with the cucumbers.
- Thinly slice and dice your white onion (of you do not like onion, feel free to omit from the recipe). Add to bowl with cucumbers and tomatoes
- Slice mozzarella into bite sized pieces (or use pearl sized mozzarella balls) or 4 motzerella cheese sticks cut into bite sized pieces (Let's keep it simple.) Add to bowl with cucumbers, tomatoes and red onion.
- Pour marinade over vegetables and cheese; mix well.
- Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Though cukes can withstand all sorts of spiralizing, peeling and slicing, I decided to go the quick route and pulled out my julienne peeler. A few quick swipes and I had a bowl full of coodles. Bring balsamic vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Grab a fork and dig in to the best Caprese cucumber salad recipe with mozzarella balls!
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