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Marinated Mozzarella

marinated mozzarella
By jgreghenry Published September 25, 2009

Description

This is a simple appetizer that never fails to impress. The colors and textures will draw your guests in, hopefully your fabulous company will keep them there.

Prep time: 1 hour
Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

  • 0.5 fresh oregano leaves
  • 0.5 fresh italian parsley leaves
  • 1 t fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 t fresh rosemary leaves
  • 0.25 t red pepper flakes
  • 2 T very good olive oil
  • 0 coarse salt and ground black pepper
  • 4 oz fresh mozzarella (or 2 egg sized “ovalinis”)

Summary

Yield
Servings
Prep time1 hour
RecipeAppetizer First Courses Italian Quick and Easy Vegetarian
Ingredientsthyme rosemary red pepper flakes parsely oregano olive oil mozzarella

Directions

Mince the herbs and put them into a small bowl or jar. Add the red pepper flakes, and the olive oil. Allow the marinade to sit at least 20 minutes and up to 8 hours at room temperature.

About 30 minutes to 1 hour before you plan to serve this, taste the marinade and adjust the seasoning using salt and pepper.

Cut mozzarella in to 1/4” thick slices. Arrange them on a serving platter so that they slightly overlap, but plenty of their flat surfaces are exposed to accept the marinade.

Drizzle the marinade over the cheese slices and let stand about 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

Notes:

serves 2
You may serve this with marinated olives (see recipe), crackers or bread, and some good cured meat like Abruzzese sausage.