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Marinated Mozzarella Balls with Plum Tomatoes |
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 It
is imperative that you use fresh mozzarella for this
recipe – the stuff that comes packaged in water, not the
string-ey stuff you use to top off pizza. Trader Joe’s carries
fresh mozzarella balls (bocconcini) which, when halved, are the
perfect size; if you only find the large (lemon-sized) balls of
fresh mozzarella, cut those down into little chunks.
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ingredients
9 mozzarella balls
2 large plum tomatoes
2 tbsp. fresh basil
olive oil
salt
pepper
18 toothpicks
yield
makes 18, serves 6
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How
filling is it? pretty insubstantial; you can leave the
mozzarella balls whole to make each bite more filling
time
10 min, plus 20 min+ marinating time |
1. Slice the mozzarella balls in
half. (Or, if you're using large mozzarella, cut it into bite-size
chunks)
2.
Core and de-seed the tomatoes. Roughly chop the tomatoes into ¾"
chunks.
3.
In a bowl, combine the mozzarella, tomatoes and basil with olive oil,
salt and pepper to taste. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
4.
To assemble: spear a tomato chunk and mozzarella chunk on a toothpick.
Continue until you’ve run out of mozzarella (or tomato). Sprinkle with
more basil if desired.
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