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Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

Recipe Information

Simply delicious. You can see for yourself why this is a classic.

Serves: 4 people | Prep Time: 20 minutes  

Italian  

Ingredients

  • 800g Large Vine Tomatoes
  • 2 x 280g packs Mozzarella Cheese, drained
  • 1 small Red Onion, peeled
  • About 30 fresh Basil Leaves
  • 40ml Olive Oil
  • 15ml Balsamic Vinegar
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

For the Pesto:

  • 110g Fresh Basil Leaves
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 75g Parmigiano Cheese
  • 110ml Olive Oil
  • 50g Pine Nuts
  • 30g Fresh Parsley
  • Juice of ½ fresh Lime
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

Method

  1. Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella cheese into 5cm slices. Alternate the tomato and cheese slices on a plate.
  2. Finely chop the red onion. Chop the basil into thin slices. Sprinkle the chopped red onion and basil over the slices of tomato and mozzarella.
  3. Put the oil into a small bowl, pour over the balsamic vinegar, season with sea salt and black pepper – mix well. Drizzle the dressing over the prepared sald and serve.

Top Top

  1. Add homemade pesto to your salad: Homemade pesto tastes fresher than bought and with the addition of some fresh lime makes the taste of the basil more intense

For the Pesto:

  1. Grate the Parmigiano. Peel and roughly chop the garlic.
  2. Put the basil, garlic, grated cheese, olive oil, pine nuts and parsley into a food processor or blender – season with a little salt and black pepper. Blend to a smooth paste.
  3. Put into a bowl and stir in the fresh lime juice.