Keto Pesto Caprese Salad
This Keto Pesto Caprese Salad Recipe is a low carb, super simple summery salad. Just 4 ingredients and no cook time!
Servings: 4
Calories: 125
Ingredients
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 cup ciligiene mini mozzarella balls in water, cut in half
- 1/4 cup pesto or more to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh basil thinly sliced
- kosher salt + pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto + basil. Toss to combine.
- You can serve immediately, or chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 days.
- Season with salt + pepper just before serving. (If you salt in advance in draws out a lot of the moisture in the tomatoes and makes the salad very soupy).
- Serve room temperature or chilled. Enjoy!
Notes
If you can't get mini mozzarella balls, you can dice a large ball of fresh mozzarella.
You can use a large tomato, cut into chunks in place of cherry tomatoes.
If you don't have fresh basil you can leave it out, or even substitute chopped spinach for more texture and color.
Nutrition
Calories: 125 | Total Carbs: 6.3g | Protein: 10.7g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 2.1g | Net Carbs: 4g