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MOZZARELLA WITH CRAZY GREMOLATA

MOZZARELLA WITH CRAZY GREMOLATA

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Serves: 6 as part of a starter

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  • Gluten Free
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  • Vegetarian

Thee are no bad ways of eating good mozzarella. I am perfectly happy just with a spatter of salt and a green glug of olive oil, but this is something special. Gremolata - or gremolada - is the traditional flavouring spritz given to ossobuco, and is a sprinkly mixture of grated lemon zest, garlic and parsley. Mine, here, is an exuberant, madcap version, full of fire and flavour and vibrant against the milky white of the mozzarella.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 balls buffalo mozzarella
  • 1 long red chilli (deseeded and finely chopped)
  • 6 black olives (finely chopped)
  • zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
  • ½ clove garlic (crushed)
  • ½ teaspoon Maldon salt (or 1/4 teaspoon table salt)
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (finely chopped)
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Method

  1. Slice the mozzarella into 5mm / ¼ inch-thick rounds and arrange on a plate.
  2. In a bowl mix the chopped chilli with the chopped olives, lemon zest and crushed garlic.
  3. Tip in the salt, oil and parsley and stir together to make your c-c-c-c-razy gremolata.
  4. Spoon the gremolata down the centres of your slices of mozzarella.

Additional information - for vegetarians make sure the mozzarella is made without animal rennet.

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  • I love mozzarella so I'm trying out this recipe today! :)

    Posted by AnnaMariaB on 24th Sep 2012 at 9.09