Grilled Smoked Mozzarella with Courgettes
Ingredients
- 1 scarmorza, (smoked mozzarella)
- 1 courgette, sliced
- 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red pepper, roasted, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped
- 4 tablespoon vintage balsamic vinegar
- 1 small clove garlic, chopped
- 1 beef tomato, blanched, skinned, seeded and chopped
- salt and pepper
- 8 large basil leaves, deep fried until crisp
Instructions
Place the chopped roasted and seeded pepper into a liquidiser, add the chopped tomato, olive oil, chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste and blitz till a sauce consistency is achieved. Cut the scamorza into quarters and wrap with the sliced courgette. Place the wrapped cheese onto a hot chargrill and grill for 2 minutes on each side. Spoon the red pepper salsa onto four plates and swirl over the balsamic vinegar. Place 2 fried basil leaves on each plate, place on the grilled wrapped cheese and serve.