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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Gloria P > wrote:
>
>> Giusi wrote:
>> > Gloria P > shouted from the highest rooftop:
>> >>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> >>>> So lunch was caprese. I got some decent fresh mozzarella from TJs,
>> >>>> sliced >> the tomatoes and arranged them in a ring with the mozz and
>> >>>> leaves of fresh
>> >>>> basil from my garden picked seconds earlier. Salt, pepper and EVO.
>> >
>> >>> It's one of our favorites. If I don't have fresh mozzarella at home
>> >>>>> it's also good with mild goat cheese as a substitute or feta in a
>> >>>>> real
>> >>>>> pinch.

>>
>> >
>> > I love Greek salad, and that's just what I eat in Greece, as you
>> > described.
>> > It can't be Caprese, because they do not have feta in Capri.
>> >
>> >

>>
>> I understand. Sometimes we do not have mozzarella nella casa mia so we
>> use what we DO have. It's not Caprese, but with tomato, cheese, basil
>> and olive oil, it's still good! (And sometimes even a bit of balsamico,
>> too, but it makes the cheese a little tough.) ;-)
>>
>> gloria p

>
> I'm wondering how Queso fresca would be with classic caprise (fusion
> food!) It's a fresh goat cheese and is very common around here.



Only one way to find out. It's all good.

Paul