A couple of tips for this recipe:
- This salad is best served fresh, so you can prepare the ingredients, but don't assemble the salad until ready to eat.
- I like to get the fresh mozzarella that is already sliced. It has to be the fresh mozzarella in the logs, NOT the low moisture mozzarella sold in blocks with the other cheese. I get mine in a 2-pack at Costco, but you can find it in most grocery stores. Just ask at the deli counter if you can't find it and they should be able to direct you.
- During the summer months I grow fresh basil in my herb garden. There is nothing better than freshly picked. But once it starts getting colder outside, I usually pick up one of the basil plants from the grocery store in the produce section and put it on my counter near the window. In a pinch you can get small packages of pre-picked basil with the other herbs in the produce section.
- Balsamic glaze can be made from scratch, (recipe included here if you need it), but I absolutely love Trader Joes Balsamic Glaze and usually have that on hand for these kind of dishes now.