Breaded mozzarella with cherry tomatoes
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 40 g | breadcrumbs |
| 3 tbsp | rolled oats |
| 1 | egg |
| 1 | garlic clove, squeezed |
| 2 tbsp | white flour |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 4 | mozzarella (each approx. 150 g) |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| 65 g | capers, drained |
| 1 tsp | medium-hot mustard |
| 3 tbsp | balsamic vinegar |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 500 g | cherry tomatoes, cut in half |
| 150 g | salad mix e.g. lamb’s lettuce and curly endive salad |
How it's done
Crumb coating for the mozzarella
Mix the breadcrumbs and oats in a deep dish. Beat the egg and garlic in a deep dish and empty the flour into a shallow dish, season. Toss the mozzarella balls in the flour and shake off the excess. First dip them in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs, firmly pressing on the crumb coating.
Crispy mozzarella balls
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the capers for approx. 3 mins. until crispy, drain on kitchen paper. Fry the mozzarella balls on all sides for approx. 2 mins. each until crispy.
Salad
Whisk together the mustard, balsamic and oil in a bowl, season. Add the cherry tomatoes and salad, mix, plate up. Top with the crispy capers and mozzarella balls.
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