Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Salad

Diets

Vegetarian
Gluten free

Ingredients

Produce
- 2 Avocados, medium ripe
- 1/3 cup Basil, fresh
- 2 tsp Mint, fresh
- 1 tbsp Parsley, fresh
- 6 Plum tomatoes

Condiments
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice

Baking & Spices
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 3/4 tsp Salt

Oils & Vinegars
- 1/4 cup Olive oil

Dairy
- 2 cartons (8 ounces each fresh mozzarella cheese pearls, fresh

Time
Prepare: 25M
Total: 25M

Found on tasteofhome.com

Description

A splash of lemon and hint of refreshing mint brighten up the medley of red tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and ripe avocados in this colorful, sensational salad. —Lynn Scully, Rancho Santa Fe, California

I would like to take this salad to a family labor day picnic. I have close to two hours to travel. Will the avocados hold up (without turning color) for this amount of time or should I hold it out and add it right before serving?

One reviewer noted the expense of the cheese. It would be easy to use the large ball of mozzarella and just cut into cubes. That might lower the cost for you and retain the pretty look of the salad.

great flavor! I had shredded cheese. would not recommend. Robbed this dish of eye appeal and gave it a grainy texture.

*****

Great slad

This is a delicious salad and I loved it. My kids were home this weekend and they loved the added avocado!

Very refreshing! I used cherry tomatoes instead of plum and right before I served it I sprinkled pine nuts on top....

I did not use the fresh mozzarella cheese pearls; I used 8 ounces of block cheese. I added more tomatoes and used one avocado; no mint. I liked it. My family wasn't crazy about this, but I sort of expected that...not really their style. However, I liked it and am looking forward to taking it to lunch tomorrow.

I haven't tried this, but it sounds very good so gave it good ratings. I wanted to chip in my 2cents here and add that I make something very similar, but instead of making my own marinade, I cheat and use Kraft Italian Pesto dressing & marinade and we love it! There may be other Italian Pesto dressings out there, but this is the one I like and I can find it here and there. I've had to search at times, but it's worth it. I've also just used the Italian Vinegarette and it's also very good. It was mentioned that the dressing is a little bland, but I don't think you'll find it so with either of these pre-mades. It's also much faster!

OMW!!!!!! What a great salad.

Ingredients

6 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 cartons (8 ounces each) fresh mozzarella cheese pearls, drained
1/3 cup minced fresh basil
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoons minced fresh mint
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and chopped

Directions

Directions In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cheese, basil, parsley and mint; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Pour over tomato mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Just before serving, stir in avocados. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 8 servings. Originally published as Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Salad in Simple & Delicious July/August 2009, p35 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: thumbnails-i, container: taboola-native-stream-thumbnails, placement: Native Stream Thumbnails, target_type: mix });

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Title:	Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Salad
Descrition:	A splash of lemon and hint of refreshing mint brighten up the medley of red tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and ripe avocados in this colorful, sensational salad. —Lynn Scully, Rancho Santa Fe, California

Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Salad