Mozzarella salad - My kind of after-ski!

For once in my life, I thought ahead of time, and I’m extremely proud of myself for that! I knew that by the time I’m done skiing from 3pm til 8pm, My tiny vegetarian stomach is gonna be roaring! With little time (as usual), I went for this simple, beautiful and delicious salad that I prepared right before leaving and just left it in the fridge with this cool silicon top I got -check it in the end of the post (if you don't own one, you can use plastic wrap)

You absolutely need: (for one hungry vegetarian or 2 people with regular appetites-amount are very approximate;))
10 leaves of Lettuce
2 Tomatoes
1 ball Mozzarella

It’s nice to have at least some of these for a dressing:

1-2tbsp Olive oil
2-3 tbsp Balsamico (if you don’t have the others, at least get this!)
Black pepper
Salt

(Garlic, minced-I usually skip it bc of bad breath problems:P)

Cut everything to pieces-for fancier display you can have a big plate and make a ring of tomato and mozzarella slices aroung the edges and have the lettuce on the center.

Any kind of lettuce works, i used ice-lettuce which is a crunchy kind. After you have all your ingredients in some sort of bowl or plate, drizzle the dressing ingredients over everything, concentrating especially on mozzarella.

As an easygoing cook, one of my goals is also to have as little dishes to do as possible. So even though you can mix the dressing in a separate bowl, I have found the results to be fairly similar if you just add  ingredients one by one straight to the salad.

Now, if you thought ahead of time like i did today, it’s great to let the mozzarella marinate in the fridge with your balsamico dressing (with that great top I'm so excited about;)) If you are like me most the time and need to eat right now, you can eat the salad right away and the taste is almost identical!

Ps. Here is the silicone top I have been obsessing about-thanks mom for getting this for me! It's originally meant to be used on top of your pots or pans while cooking (saves you money as it's a one solution fits all... But be cautious and only lift it from handle, not slide from edge-otherwise you'll burn yourself). It's handy for covering everything and being used instead of wrap. One last thing-it's perfect for ramen noodles-just pour hot water on a bowl over the noodles and cover... Again less dishes!