How To Make Tomato Mozzarella and Arugula Tower
Made of arugula, fresh tomatoes, and part-skim mozzarella, this tower salad recipe is ideal for a light lunch. Top off with balsamic, olive oil, and basil.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¼cupfresh basil,chopped
- 1tbspbalsamic vinegar
- 2tbspolive oil
- Kosher salt and fresh pepper,to taste
- 2medium tomatoes,ripe
- 3ozpart-skim mozzarella,sliced into 6 slices
- 2cupsarugula
Instructions
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In a small blender, combine basil, olive oil, balsamic, a pinch of salt, and fresh cracked pepper.
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Blend until smooth.
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Slice the top and bottom of the tomato, discard.
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Cut the tomato into 3 equal slices and season with a pinch of salt, keeping the tomato intact to assemble the same way it was cut.
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Place ¾ cup of arugula on each plate.
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Create two towers by layering the tomato, mozzarella, arugula, until two towers have formed, one on each plate.
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Top tomatoes with the remaining arugula and fresh cracked pepper. Drizzle with oil and vinegar.
Nutrition
- Calories: 263.80kcal
- Fat: 20.69g
- Saturated Fat: 6.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.81g
- Carbohydrates: 8.54g
- Fiber: 2.00g
- Sugar: 5.33g
- Protein: 12.11g
- Cholesterol: 27.22mg
- Sodium: 489.87mg
- Calcium: 387.37mg
- Potassium: 427.39mg
- Iron: 1.01mg
- Vitamin A: 137.56µg
- Vitamin C: 20.39mg
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