Imagine an easy four-ingredient salad that held in each bite all the best parts of summer: the sun-ripened acidity of ruby red tomatoes, the bright and sunshine-like sweet flesh of white nectarines, pillowy soft bites of mozzarella, and the sluttiest herb on earth (because it goes with so much), bright green basil.

This is one of those dishes that doesn’t require a recipe; it’s all about combining the best ingredients in an unfussy way. As my friend, Christina, said, “Food doesn’t need to be fussy to be good.”

Ingredients

• 1/2 ripe white nectarine
• 1/2 large ripe tomato
• 5-6 large basil leaves
• sea salt
• buffalo mozzarella (the real deal)
• olive oil

I sliced all of my ingredients and made a big, giant tower of food. In my opinion, this is a much better salad than your traditional caprese.

If you try this recipe, let me know what you think!