OMG!!! This salad is about to blow your mind – and your tastebuds – because it is SO freaking good! The way it came about was a total accident, but pretty much the best accident ever!!
So here’s the backstory: a few weeks ago for dinner I decided I was going to make my favorite caprese salad because I knew I had tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil in the house. What I didn’t realize until after cutting up the ingredients and putting everything into the bowl was that I didn’t have the balsamic glaze that I would normally use to tie it all together. Well shux! So instead of getting all upset and annoyed {since I literally just made the salad and it was ready to go {sans the most important part!!!}}, I decided that I was going to turn this little mishap into a positive situation and get creative!
My kids were eating avocados and sliced and peeled apples as part of their dinner and the light bulb went off to put both in the caprese salad mix. So I did! And then another lightbulb went off to top the whole salad off with HONEY!! Yes, honey!!!! Honey goes with apples! It goes with cheese! And I wasn’t sure about the honey + tomatoes + basil trio but turns out it works perfectly with all of it!! SO MUCH YES!!
Moral of the story: this caprese salad with a surprise delish twist was INCREDIBLE. And if I do say so myself, the addition of apples and avocados is perfection while using honey instead of balsamic is a welcome change :) The honey gives the whole thing an amazing sweetness that makes you want more! Can you tell that I’m totally giving myself all the recipe creation props right now?! Haha I’m just excited about it, what can I say!
Did I mention that my husband loved it too and said that it was better than a regular caprese salad?! He’s a total foodie who’s always honest so when he really enjoys something that I make – and that something just so happens to be a dish that I came up with myself – I feel all the more validated in sharing it with you guys! Not a joke – this is total winner and I know you’re going to love it! Here’s the recipe…
CAPRESE SALAD WITH THE MOST DELICIOUS TWIST
Ingredients
- 3 apples peeled and diced
- 1 lb Fresh Mozzarella Cheese Log I buy the pre-sliced, and then slice them into cubes even more!
- 3 avocados take avocado out of the shell and cube it
- 5 Roma Tomatoes cubed
- 1 big bunch hand ripped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup honey
Instructions
- Add all ingredients, except honey, into a bowl and mix delicately.
- Pour honey over the salad immediately before serving. Add more or less to taste.
- Enjoy!!! Refrigerate the leftovers, if you have any! They will keep for a day.
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