Our house consumes pounds of fresh mozzarella in the summer because we adore this salad. It’s such a refreshing alternative to a mixed green salad. Why do I refer to only eating it in the summer? Well ...

With heirloom tomatoes peaking, the beloved insalata caprese is once again enjoying its annual surge. And judging by the amount of mozzarella flying out of Bay Area retail shops, some locals are ...

What a perfect use of ripe tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese! This summertime dish is associated with the island of Capri which is located off the Sorrento Peninsula south of Naples, Italy.

Translated from Italian, “Insalata Caprese” means “the salad of Capri,” a destination island off the rugged, cove-dotted coast of Naples. The namesake salad features the bright colors of the Italian ...

Two of our favorite ways to showcase fresh garden tomatoes are with our recipes for the classic Caprese Salad and a spinoff we like to call Insalata Italiana. Two of our favorite ways to showcase ...

What’s in a name? Well, if it’s Insalata Caprese, then years of history steeped in rich tradition is captured in those two delicious words. Translating to “Salad of Capri,” the dish hails from the ...

The local tomatoes are looking good at the market (and at pick-your-own farms). Lucky for you, then, that every week this summer, we're publishing another recipe that spotlights these juicy beauties.

What came first, the Caprese salad or the Caprese sandwich? Despite the murky origins of Insalata Caprese, we know for certain that the colorful and delicious combination of tomatoes, mozzarella, and ...

On the island of Capri, just a short jaunt east from the Italian mainland or north from the island of Sicily, the words “all hail Caprese salad” would be spoken as follows, “tutta l’insalata Caprese ...