Nectarine and mozzarella salad with basil vinaigrette
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Nectarine and mozzarella salad with basil vinaigrette
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A delicious summer salad of juicy nectarines, fresh mozzarella, feta, mint, walnuts, and a delicious basil vinaigrette.
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Ingredients
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
- 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.
- Pour the dressing into a jar and keep any leftover for later use.
- Assemble the salad just before you want to serve it.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crumble the feta over the nectarines and mozzarella.
- Scatter over the remaining nectarines. Generously drizzle the salad with basil vinaigrette.
- Scatter the chopped walnuts, mint leaves, and wild rocket.
- 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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