Nectarine and mozzarella salad with basil vinaigrette

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Nectarine and mozzarella salad with basil vinaigrette

A delicious summer salad of juicy nectarines, fresh mozzarella, feta, mint, walnuts, and a delicious basil vinaigrette.

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Ingredients

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Basil vinaigrette:

  • 30 basil leaves approx 2 cups lightly packed, gms
  • 25 shallot ½ small, chopped, gms
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice half a small lemon
  • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil mild in flavour
  • ¾ tsp sea salt flakes such as Maldon
  • Pinch black pepper
  • ½ tsp honey optional

Nectarine and mozzarella salad:

  • 4 nectarine cut in half and sliced into wedges, 5 ripe or slightly under-ripe
  • 1 fior di latte mozzarella or Buffalo mozzarella or burrata; in a ball
  • cheese about 150g net weight
  • 1 goat feta cheese or regular feta approx 70gms, wheel; made from goat's milk
  • lemon juice from half a small lemon
  • 1 Tbsp vodka optional
  • walnuts small handful; chopped
  • Leaves mint roughly torn, from a couple of sprigs
  • wild rocket leaves small handful
  • basil vinaigrette a generous coating
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. To make the basil vinaigrette, strip the leaves from the stalks and place with all the ingredients into a small or power blender and blitz until smooth.
  2. Pour the dressing into a jar and keep any leftover for later use.
  3. Assemble the salad just before you want to serve it.
  4. Place the sliced nectarines in a bowl with the vodka and lemon juice and give it a toss. Allow to soak for about 5 -10 minutes.
  5. Scatter most of the sliced nectarines on a platter (reserving a few to go on top) and then break the mozzarella into rough pieces and place in and around the fruit.
  6. Crumble the feta over the nectarines and mozzarella.
  7. Scatter over the remaining nectarines. Generously drizzle the salad with basil vinaigrette.
  8. Scatter the chopped walnuts, mint leaves, and wild rocket.
  9. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Choose nectarines that are ripe but not soft. You want to retain a little crunch. You could even work with slightly under-ripe nectarines here, just compensate with a little sweetness in the dressing.
  • Choose a neutral-flavored olive oil and a slightly sweeter vinegar.
  • Chopped walnuts work well as a crunchy textural element with this dish, but toasted pine nuts would also be delicious.
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