Tomato-Cucumber Stack w/ Fresh Mozzarella

Tomato-Cucumber Stack w/ Fresh Mozzarella

  • Prep Time: 1 hrs
  • Total Time: 1 hrs
  • Servings: 4-8

    • About This Recipe

    “I had never heard of this dish before tasting it last summer at my fiancee’s house. Then, everywhere I went it began to pop up. Its simple, down-to-earth charm depends upon the freshness of the ingredients- I can’t wait for tomato season to return!”

    Ingredients

  • 1mediumcucumber, sliced 1/4-inch
  • 2 -3tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch( preferably vine-ripened)
  • 1/4 red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 8largefresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 3tablespoonsgood quality balsamic vinegar
  • 1tablespoongood quality olive oil
  • 2 -3clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1pinchsugar
  • 1pinchred pepper flakes
  • fresh mozzarella cheese, , sliced 1/4-inch( , fromaggio di buffalo)

    • Directions

  • Combine vinegar and oil in small bowl; whisk in garlic, sugar and red pepper flakes.
  • Arrange in individual stacks, or together on a serving platter, as follows: Cucumber, tomato, onion, mozzarella.
  • Repeat layers as necessary.
  • Scatter basil leaves liberally.
  • Drizzle vinaigrette; best if flavors are left to marinate for one hour.

    • Reviews

  • “this was great, and sooooo easy. i had more than enough fresh tomatoes from the garden, and it was a great combination of flavors. a keeper for sure!”

  • “This is a wonderful way to use fresh produce!I’m fortunate to have an excellent Italian grocery store nearby where I can buy the fresh mozzarella.I overlapped the cucumber slices, the tomato slices and the mozzarella slices on a plate to make a pretty flower pattern.I used fresh basil leaves from my herb garden.Soooo good.Thanks for sharing this.:-)”

  • “I haven’t tried this one but have another similar recipe (without the cucumber) and what you do is marinate the mozzarella with the vinegrette and then stack them up, hold together with a toothpick and put on the BBQ until the cheese starts to melt. VERY good.”

  • “I’ve never had cucumber in my tomato and mozzarella salad so thought I’d try it.I made a simpler version for my party of 50 people.I had a mixture of halved-grape tomatoes, small chunks of seedless English cucumbers, chunks of fresh mozzarella cheese and chiffonade of basil leaves.I drizzled the salad with my own homemade balsamic reduction syrup.It was delicious!Thank you for the recipe and next time I’m going to make it just like you have it written.I only changed it to make it easier for the party!”

  • “Excellent! The beauty of this recipe is in the simple ingredients .. My husband loved this .. I will make it again! thank you”

  • “Fantastic! I loved the vinaigratte. I made one change- subbed honey for the sugar.”

  • “Very nice dish. Refreshing and tasty.”

  • “Outstanding. Refreshing and delicious. My family loved it. Everyone had seconds. I used bite sized mozzerella balls since that is what I had on hand. We will definitely have this one again.”

  • “This dish was just as great as left-overs the next day as it was with dinner.What an easy, healthy, flavorful recipe!!”

  • “Excellent!I have been wanting to try this recipe for awhile, but didn’t get around to it.I made it tonight for dinner and it was so good.Unfortuntely, my fresh basil burned up in the hot sun and turned bitter, so I had to omit.I am going to plant some more though as I know it would make this dish even better.I will definitely make again.”

  • “very nice, i always like to collect tomato recipes, and this is a keeper.”

  • “This was an excellent side dish. I couldn’t wait for tomato season so I got what was at the local store. The pinch (or two) gave it a touch of that spicy hot flavor that DH and I really like. I will make this again. Thanks for posting.”

  • “Yum!I went to an Italian-themed potluck and brought this as the salad.It was gone before the main course!It looks beautiful and tastes even better.Yum!Yum!Yum!BTW, it is very important that it sits for at least an hour for the flavors to blend together.The longer, the better.”

  • “Wonderful, delicious salad!We could have just kept eating this and forgotten about dinner!We made enough to last for a couple of days and it just got better and better.Thanks for posting this recipe!Dianne”

  • “What an outstanding recipe!This was truly delicious!!!I made the recipe exactly as listed with the exception of sprinkling pine nuts and a bit of coarsly grated sea salt over the top.I loved the addition of red onions and cucumber to this otherwise ordinary Italian standard.I will be making this recipe again and again – you can count on that!”

  • “This is the poor man’s version of this wonderful stack! Firstly Icannot get Fommagio di buffalo here but I know the distinctive flavor this would bring to this dish.I substituted Leerdammer cheese, shredded for the Mozzarella, white sweet onions for red and followed the rest of the recipe.I let them rest at room temperature for an hour. Served as a brunch side dish excellent Thanks S’kat”

  • “I just wanted to note that, since I’ve begun making this, I usually simplify.Fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes, basil, and fresh mozzarella are drizzled with best quality olive oil & vinegar, and sprinkled with a touch of grey sea salt.All the rest is just fanfare…”

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