Grilled Mozzarella and Smoked Bacon with Black Olive Dressing
This dish has a delicious smokey note, which goes great with the mild mozzarella cheese and the fresh wild herb salad.
Ingredients
| Quantity | Unit | Ingredient |
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For the Salad: |
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| 1.5 | kg | ciabatta |
| 10 | handfuls mixed fresh herb salad (rocket, parsley, chives, basil, chervil, mint) | |
| 750 | g | Oldenburger Mozzarella 40% fat i.d.m. |
| 400 | g | bacon, in stripes |
| zest of the lemon | ||
| 2 | garlic cloves | |
| 2 | sticks fresh rosemary | |
For the Dressing: |
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| 1 | lemon | |
| sea salt | ||
| freshly grounded black pepper | ||
| 10 | tbsp | olive oil |
For Garnish: |
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| 100 | g | black olives |
Preparation
Cut the ciabatta into chunks. Wash the wild herbs and pat dry. Cut the Oldenburger Mozzarella into sticks (approx. 1.5 cm x 4 cm) and wrap around the bacon. Grate off the zest of the lemon. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Peel the garlic and cut finely.
The Salad
The Dressing
The Final Touch
Tips from Chefs to Chefs
01. Due to its short maturing time, Mozzarella is a fresh tasting type of cheese. It is produced by kneading and subsequent brewing and then spun thus gaining its characteristic fibrous texture.
02. Real Cheese – as opposed to analogous cheese – makes all the difference when melted cheese is asked for. It has a superior taste and excellent melting qualities – and tastes great even when cooling down. Real cheese is made from fresh cow’s milk with no added flavourings. It is a highly valuable grocery and part of a health conscious diet. Cheese is an excellent source of protein and high in calcium and vitamins A, B2, B12 and D.