Mamma Mia it's Mozzarella : Two Lovely Recipes

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Mozzarella ... "an Italian fresh or unripened cheese traditionally made from water buffalo’s milk (Mozzarella di Bufala) around the Naples area. It’s a firm but creamy cheese that tastes like fresh milk with a slightly sour edge to it. It melts well and has a unique stretch-iness, making it the classic pizza topping cheese.

Mozzarella is now also made predominantly from cow’s milk and is made all over Italy as well as in other countries, including the UK (where some producers are making mozzarella from water buffalo milk). Mozzarella is sold in rounds about the size of a small fist. Because it has no rind it’s packed in plastic bags, surrounded by water to keep it fresh. You’re more likely to find buffalo mozzarella from good delis or cheese shops and also look out for small mozzarella balls called ‘bocconcini’ which are sold in tubs.

Mozzarella is too soft to grate but cut thin slices and layer them in pasta bakes or put a slice on top of pieces of meat or chicken before grilling them. Italy’s classic salad – insalata Caprese – is made with slices of mozzarella and ripe tomatoes drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and scattered with torn basil leaves and a little salt."
Words above taken from here

Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs

A delicious everyday low-carb dish for the whole family.

Stuff the meatballs with mozzarella cheese and enjoy!

Ingredients

Serves Four

1½ lbs (700 g) ground beef

1 tablespoon dried basil

½ teaspoon salt

2 pinches pepper 

2 tablespoons cold water 

4 oz. (110 g) fresh mozzarella cheese 

butter for frying

Instructions for this dish are here

Warm Pomodorino Tomato Salad with Parma Ham and Mozzarella

Summer days are just made for this salad, each serving provides:

5.2g carbohydrate 0.7g fibre 25.3g protein 47.6g fat

Ingredients:

Serves 2

250g Pomodorino tomatoes

1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

Handful pine nuts

80g mixed salad, e.g watercress, spinach, rocket (arugula)

125g Buffalo mozzarella ball, torn up

70g Italian Parma ham

1 tsp red wine vinegar

Instructions for this dish can be seen here

Bon Appetit or should I say Buona Salute !

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All the best Jan