SLC25-W3 // "Caprese Salad"

It's the third week of Steemit Learning Challenge season 25 and we are still exploring through different world of SALADS.
For this week's course, I've learned about Caprese salad, its ingredients and preparation methods.

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Therefore, I will put what I've learned into practice by sharing the recipe, the benefits of few ingredients and special tips for making caprese salad.

Ingredients

Ingredients Used

• Tomato
• Green leaf
• Cucumber
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Dried red pepper

Preparation Procedures

Wash the following ingredients thoroughly to avoid chewing sand; cucumber, green leaf and tomatoes. Soak leaf in hot water and allow it to stay for a while. Add hot water to the leaves, allow it to soak for a while, drain and put the leaves in cold water then move them to sieve to drain the water out completely.

Washing the ingredients	Soaking the leaves in hot water

Slice cucumber and tomato into round shape.

Slicing cucumber	Slicing tomato

Arrange tomato, cucumber and green leaf in a plate and follow that pattern till done.

Arranging the ingredients	After Arrangement

Now move to the dressing, add salt to taste, a little dried red pepper and oil.

Adding salt	Adding pepper	Adding oil

My caprese salad was ready without wasting much time!

Final Result

I have not tried caprese salad before, this is my first time of trying out this recipe. The combination of tomato and cucumber was amazing and the spicy taste of pepper made it more enjoyable and it enhances the flavor of the salad. Yes, it met my expectations, I enjoyed it fresh just as shown in this article.

Benefits of Tomato, Cheese and Basil Leaves

Tomato	Cheese	Basil Leaves
Tomato helps to keep the body hydrated because of high content of water and fiber	It strengthen the bone	It hinders cell damage
It protects the skin from aging	Good for heart health	it strengthen the immune system
Immune system booster	It supports hormone	It reduces inflammation and it also fight different bacteria in the body
It protects the heart against disease	Good for gut health	It can relieve stomach bloating

Below are the prices of the three ingredients after converting to steem;

Price

Ingredient	Price in Steem
Tomato	5.3
Cheese	6.4
Basil	1.6

Special Tips for Preparing Caprese Salad

• Tomato, cucumber or cheese should be neatly sliced and round in shape.
• Your arrangement should be in uniform; tomato, cheese and leaf ( repeat that same process). This will make it look attractive.
• While sprinkling the dressing ( salt, pepper and oil), make sure it touches everywhere so to have a taste in each bite
• Do not soak the leaf for too long in hot water.
• Most importantly, make use of fresh ingredients especially tomatoes

I will invite @josepha, @suboohi and @eliany to join the salad class.