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Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad (otherwise known as Insalata Caprese, or salad in the style of Capri) is a simple salad from the Italian region of Campania, made of sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, and seasoned with salt, pepper, and olive oil. In Italy, unlike most salads, it is usually served as an antipasto (first course), not a contorno (side dish). Caprese Salad is sometimes called insalata tricolore, tricolore referring to the three colors of the Italian flag. In these other salads, the red is often from radicchio or bell peppers rather than tomatoes