This caprese salad dip has tiny pieces of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil tossed in extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar for a simple, yet extremely flavorful dip. It’s like if caprese salad and bruschetta had a baby, it’d be this dip. You’ll be going back for more and more!

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toasted baguette chips with caprese salad dip

Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:

It’s insanely delicious – like I first made this as an appetizer when we were also having beef tenderloin for a dinner, and my husband and I both just wanted to eat this dip for dinner.
SO simple!
Only six ingredients (plus salt and pepper).
No cooking required.
You could easily use a veggie chopper instead of a knife to make this even faster.

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions:

For a full ingredient list with quantities, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Tomatoes – use whatever fresh tomatoes you have available. I’ve used heirloom tomatoes, roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and grape tomatoes. Just be sure to strain or blot out any excess juices.
Fresh Mozzarella – you’ll want to dice it into tiny pieces to spread out the cheesy goodness throughout every bite.
Fresh Basil – you really want to use fresh basil here, because with such few ingredients, you really want the max flavor and quality with each ingredient.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil – adds delicious flavorful and helps bring all the ingredients together.
Balsamic Vinegar – adds a splash of brightness and rounds out the flavor profile.
Seasonings – I normally use garlic powder, but you could use grated fresh garlic, or garlic toast to dip, too. Plus, don’t forget salt and pepper!

How to Make Caprese Salad Dip

For complete instructions, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Finely dice tomatoes and mozzarella, then gently toss with minced fresh basil, olive oil, balsamic, and seasonings.

Tips and Variations

I highly recommend using a strainer or even a clean towel or paper towel to strain and/ or blot excess tomato juice from the diced tomatoes (especially if you’re using a super juicy tomato variety!).
With such few ingredients used, try to use the best quality and most flavorful ingredients you can.
For a lemony twist, skip the balsamic vinegar and add the juice of half a lemon.
For a little heat, add some crushed red pepper flakes.

caprese salad dip surrounded by baguette chips

Caprese Dip Storage

Head’s up that due to the fresh nature of all the ingredients, this dip is best served fresh. Whenever we have had leftovers, we keep them no more than a day in an airtight container in the fridge and usually use it to top grilled chicken or fish.

Dippers Ideas

Thinly slice a baguette, drizzle with olive oil, and toast until crisp.
Garlic toast
Pita chips
Carrot chips
Whatever other ideas you have (share in the comments!)

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