Caprese Salad

All ready to assemble. Tomatoes and basil from the garden, along with fresh mozzarella. Layer the ingredients, then sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar - or Italian salad dressing. I know the salad dressing isn't traditional, but it's what we had and it was awesome.

Chopped Caprese

Tomatoes from the garden finally! Chopped into a Caprese salad with basil from the garden. Diced fresh mozzarella, a dash of coarse sea salt and a splash of balsamic vinaigrette. The taste of summer.

Chopped Caprese Salad

A twist on one of our favorite salads. This is a chopped Caprese salad. Diced fresh mozzarella, diced tomatoes, shredded fresh basil, coarse sea salt, Romaine lettuce and white balsamic vinegar. A taste of summer.

L'Amore Dinner

I think this was the best meal I had while on a recent trip to the Phoenix area. Crab ravioli, shrimp scampi and asparagus. This was one of the specials the night we dined at L'Amore.
It's a family-owned restaurant and a local "regulars" place. Reasonably-priced food that is excellent. Above is the cioppino.

A pretty caprese salad with spinach. Don't miss this magical place if you're in the Phoenix area.

Caprese Salad

Another use for the bounty of fresh garden tomatoes: Caprese salad. Fresh mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, basil (it came from the garden, too), and coarse sea salt. This salad is sometimes also drizzled with olive oil. Assemble and let it sit for 20 minutes or so for the salt to soak in and the basil to flavor everything.