Salad Weather

Literally, overnight, the weather went from being mild with a little rain here and there to over 90 degrees where I live.  So much for a mild spring, looks like summer has struck early this year.  Since turning on an oven during this heat makes my house unbearable even with air conditioning, it looks like we'll be enjoying salad weather for the time being.  I noticed that the grocery store had some beautiful hot house tomatoes today, so caprese it is...



I know that it's not actually tomato season yet, and some of you aren't experiencing this heat wave that we have happening here in Nor Cal, but, keep this in mind for the up coming summer months. It's one of my favorite summer foods and with a little grilled chicken, you're good to go!


Ingredients:
tomatoes
basil
fresh mozzarella cheese
olive oil
salt & pepper
garlic optional

Slice up some tomatoes and some fresh mozzarella and arrange them on a large plate or platter.  Add fresh basil, drizzle with good olive oil and season with salt & pepper and a little fresh grated garlic if desired.