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Caprese Salad

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Category:     Salad

Description:
Italian tomato and mozzarella salad with fresh basil - a perfect summer side dish or appetizer.


General applicability:

Caprese Salad
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 1 large or 2 medium garden tomatoes (or 3-4 romas)
  • 1/2 fresh mozzarella ball (about 4 oz.)
  • 3-4 leaves fresh basil
  • 1-2 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • other herb or salt and pepper
  • 1-2 Tablespoon olive oil


How to make it:
  • Slice tomatoes in 1/4 inch slices and spread onto plate or serving dish in one or two layers.
  • Slice mozzarella similarly or in small chunks, but about half the size of the tomato slices and place on top of tomatoes either haphazardly or one per tomato.
  • Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over tomatoes and cheese.
  • Cut basil leaves into 1/2 inch pieces and sprinkle evenly over top of tomatoes and cheese.
  • Serve cold or at room temperature.
  • Serves 4.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Mozzarella Cheese, all types
N
B
N
B
N
B
A
B
Basil
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
N
Tomato
A
A
N
N
N
N
N
B
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Vinegar, except apple cider
A
N
A
A
A
N
A
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance