How To Make Strawberry Caprese Salad With Recipe & Directions

Ingredients
Ingredients: strawberry, mozzarella pearls, basil and ingredients for dressing

You only need three ingredients to make your Caprese Strawberry Salad a hit for your guests and family at home. And you can find everything you need at your local grocery store.

Naturipe® Strawberries
When you think of fruit, you may think it has sugar. And that’s true. Fruit has natural sugar that’s better for you than your favorite candy bar. But one serving (one cup) of strawberries has 94% daily value of antioxidant vitamin C. That means that about eight strawberries give your body more vitamin C than a medium orange1.

If you load up your strawberry caprese salad with a few extra strawberries, you won’t get any complaints here — it’s extra vitamin C.

Mozzarella Cheese
This is a soft white cheese with lots of moisture that’s made from Italian Buffalo milk or cow’s milk. You can find mozzarella in the shape of a log, in one large ball, or in pearls (mini mozzarella balls). Mozzarella is low in carbs which makes it a favorite for light salads and snacks. It also has bacteria that act as probiotics for better gut health, a stronger immune system, and less inflammation2.

Look for the mozzarella pearls in the dairy aisle or by the deli section at your local grocery store.

Fresh Basil
Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t love basil? Me either. Not only does basil look, smell, and taste minty and peppery in a caprese strawberry salad, but it also has calcium, protein, and iron for a well-balanced snack or lunch.

If you have leftover basil, freeze it and use it when you’re ready.

How to Make Strawberry Caprese Salad
strawberries, basil, mozzarella pearls
Step 1

Rinse your Naturipe Strawberries and thinly slice them. Next, roll your basil and cut it into ribbons.

ingredients in bowl with Naturipe strawberries in the background
Step 2

Toss the Naturipe Strawberries, mozzarella pearls, and basil in a mixing bowl.

dressing ingredients in small bowls

Step 3

Add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, and pepper to a mason jar and shake to mix.

Step 4

Evenly pour the dressing over the top of the salad, toss, and serve.

Can I Use Balsamic Glaze Instead of Dressing?
You should always feel free to switch up a recipe. I mean, we switched tomatoes for strawberries, and we’re not mad about it. We made a balsamic honey dressing because we wanted this to be more of a salad than an appetizer. We used a dressing because it’s thinner, so it lightly coats each ingredient.

You can absolutely use a balsamic glaze, but remember that it will be thicker and heavier on your ingredients.

Can I Make It Ahead of Time?
You can certainly cut up the ingredients ahead of time. But we suggest waiting until right before you’re about to eat to assemble your strawberry caprese salad. When the ingredients sit together, the juices from the strawberries end up at the bottom of the salad bowl. So if you prepare your salad too early, the moisture from the mozzarella and the strawberry juice will make the basil wilt.

Strawberry Know How

You’ve heard all kinds of things about how to wash strawberries with salt water, vinegar, or baking soda.

But honestly, it’s not that complicated.

Let’s cover the basics so you get the best strawberries as the star of your caprese salad.

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