A Little Taste of Italy

This morning, I woke up and decided to watch TV. I go downstairs and see "Under the Tuscan Sun" playing, so I watched some of it while searching through my 50 pound "Low Fat Cookbook". I found this recipe and it just called out to me. By the time I finished writing it down in my notebook of recipes, I was drooling and could already smell it. It's a rather easy low-fat, Italian appetizer, but sadly, it doesn't come with a Vespa, a coffee and a nice Italian man to complete the picture.

Capri Salad

Ingredients:

-a large tomato for each person

-mozzarella cheese

-fresh basil leaves

-salt and pepper

Directions:

-pre-heat the oven to the broiler setting, and allow 5 minutes or so to heat

-slice the tomatoes so they are medium-thin thickness (you'll end up with about 5 slices)

-once you get to the bottom, make the last slice thin, because you'll end up just throwing it away

-you need to keep the tomato stable once it'll be in the oven, so you'll want a flat bottom

-cut the mozzarella in rather thin slices

-layer a tomato slice, mozzarella, basil in a stack, ending with cheese on top
-place the tomatoes in some sort of baking dish

-place the baking dish in the oven for about 7-9 minutes, until the cheese melts and has a slight golden brown covering

-once finished, season the tomatoes with salt and pepper, and if desired, drizzle with olive oil and more basil

-serve and enjoy immediately!