Ok, I don’t think this really counts as a recipe, yet it’s one of those where the final dish tastes much better than the sum of its very simple parts, so I just thought I’d post it as it’s gotta be tried. A drizzle of balsamic vinegar wouldn’t go amiss at the end either if you fancy some extra acidity.

Serves 2

Time: less than 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 large, ripe tomatoes

• 1 ball of mozzarella

• Small bunch of basil leaves, around 12 leaves picked and rinsed

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Rinse  the tomatoes and then slice them horizontally to about 5mm width slices.

2. Slice the mozzarella in to similar widths.

3. Arrange on a plate with the basil leaves then drizzle with olive oil and add a crack of salt and pepper.