Buffalo mozzarella with broad bean and young leaf salad
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Source: delicious. June 2006
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: June
Ingredients
- 300g podded fresh or frozen broad beans
- 100g young salad leaves or rocket
- 500g buffalo mozzarella or feta, broken into rough, bite-size pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- juice of 1 lemon
- 5 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil or olive oil
- a little chopped fresh mint
Directions
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Blanch the beans in plenty of salted, rapidly boiling water for no more than a couple of minutes. Plunge straight into cold water and drain. Set aside.
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Make the dressing. Mix together the garlic, lemon juice, rapeseed oil, mint and some salt. Set aside.
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Arrange the salad leaves, beans and cheese on plates, and serve with the dressing. You could add some croutons od dry-cured ham such as Serrano or Parma ham.