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Heading: Salads
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Vegan
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
500 g
Tomatoes de-skinned & chopped
160 g
Buffolo Mozzarella torn to shredded by hand
1 Red onion thinly sliced (optional)
20 g
Fresh basil torn
Croutons
160 g
Crusty white bread cut into 2 cm cubes
2 Garlic clove grated
4 tbsp
Olive oil for frying
Dressing
3 tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp
Red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp
Caster sugar
1/2 Garlic clove finely grated
1/2 tsp
Salt
1/2 tsp
Black pepper freshly ground
Method
Step 1
Heat a frying pan on a med heat, add frying oil, garlic & bread cubes & fry until light brown & set aside.
Step 2
De-skin the tomatoes by cutting a cross with a sharp knife on the base of the tomatoes, then placing then in a bowl & pour boiling water over them, let them sit in water for 10 seconds then drain, use the knife & thumb to peel from the cross cut.
Step 3
Place tomatoes, onion (if used), mozzarella & basil in a serving bowl.
Step 4
Make the dressing ingredients into a clean jam jar & giving it a good shake, or blend with a stick/hand blender, then mix & dress the salad add croutons & mix again & serve before croutons get to soggy.
Suggestion & Tips
Sourdough is good for the croutons.