[njbchbum]

boomer -
here's a website that gives a good history of mozzarella making: http://www.mozzco.com/mozzhisty.html that might give you some insight to this combination of ingredients.

caprese is my all time favorite way to enjoy jersey tomatoes! in our house we either layer them on a platter alternating slices of the tomato, cheese and then basil or we chop the ingredients and add some homemade croutons toasted in a fry pay using garlic, olive oil and butter [you can use whatever herbs you like in a crouton.

we treat ourselves to fresh made mozzarella from a local italian specialty shop and i must say that it is bland and soft. the flavor we get is from however we decide to dress the 'salad'. an important part of the dressing is to add fresh ground salt and pepper in addition to oil, vinegar [balsmic or red wine], or bottled dressing dressing.

enjoy the recipes on that website, too!