Tomatoes With Basil And Mozzarella

• 3/4 pound ripe yellow tomatoes or red tomatoes with vines attached
• 1/4 pound fresh mozzarella
• 9 large basil leaves (more if leaves are small)
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

1. Wash and slice tops and bottoms of tomatoes; cut tomatoes into about three slices each.
2. Slice the mozzarella very thinly; wash and dry the basil leaves.
3. Arrange the mozzarella and basil on the tomato slices on three salad plates,and sprinkle with pepper.

tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7690 (may not work)