Recipes · Italian · Salads

Insalata Caprese

One serving has 545 kcal and 30 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (119%), phosphorus (71%), calcium (66%), vitamin K (55%), zinc (51%) and vitamin A (46%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Insalata Caprese
Photo: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (347 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 200 g Tomatoes
  • 125 g Fresh mozzarella
  • 5 g Basil
  • 15 g Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.5 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Slice the tomatoes and the mozzarella about 1 cm thick.
  2. Arrange them alternately on a plate, tucking basil leaves between them.
  3. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the olive oil just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy545 kcal26%
Carbohydrates11.2 g
Water256 mL
Fiber2.6 g9%
Protein29.7 g62%
Tryptophan0.66 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.5 g
Leucine2.4 g
Lysine1.3 g
Methionine0.66 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine0.68 g
Fat43.1 g
Monounsaturated19.2 g
Polyunsaturated2.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.1 g
Saturated19.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol98.8 mg
Calcium663 mg66%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium51.1 mg16%
Manganese0.39 mg22%
Phosphorus494 mg71%
Potassium591 mg13%
Selenium21.3 µg39%
Sodium1,006 mg
Zinc4 mg51%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.4 mg36%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.4 mg10%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.37 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)42.2 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.9 µg119%
Choline33.3 mg8%
Vitamin A321 µg46%
Vitamin C28.3 mg38%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20 IU3%
Vitamin E3.5 mg23%
Vitamin K49.3 µg55%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

Plan weeks of recipes like this on SustainBite: meals that meet each person's vitamin and mineral needs, for a family too, with one grocery list. Free.