Ingredients
6 oz mozzarella cheese
2 large beefsteak tomatoes, cut in half
1 ripe avacado
2 shallots, peeled, thinly sliced
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
1 salt to taste
1/2 tsp dry mustard
2 tsp green peppercorns, crushed
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 crusty bread or bread sticks
Directions
Thinly slice cheese and tomato and arrange on 4 small plates.
Cut avacado in thin slices and arrange with cheese and tomato.
Separate shallots in rings and scatter over salad.
In a screw-tipped jar, combine olive oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt,
peppercorns and oregano. Shake vigorously until well blended. Spoon
over salad and let marinate 1 hour. Garnish with basil, if desired,
and serve with warm crusty bread or bread sticks.
Servings: 4 servings
Peppery Mozzarella Salad Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cheese; Salad
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Recipes as an idea can be observed way back into history, in fact as far into history as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, generally, these early cook books were just basic pictorial instructions for preparing food.
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We hope you enjoy this Peppery Mozzarella Salad recipe.
