Recipe from Chef Michael – The Mid Ocean Club

Fresh mozzarella cheese rolled around prosciutto, arugula and sun-dried tomatoes. Served with tomato brûlée.

Ingredients:

  • 1500 grams of mozzarella curd
  • 7 litres of water
  • 50 grams salt
  • 1 sachet of basil
  • 1 tomato
  • arugula
  • sugar
  • Guanciale or prosciutto
  • sun dried tomatoes

Directions:

  1. Add salt and basil to the water and bring up to 160°F.  Add the mozzarella curd and stretch the curd until there are no lumps and it is pliable. Place the curd on a cutting board and layer the Guanciale or prosciutto, arugula, sun dried tomatoes and roll into a log. Wrap a cheesecloth around it and let it rest.
  2. For the tomato brûlée, peel a tomato and cut it in half, dust the top with sugar and caramelize with a blow torch.
  3. Garnish with aged balsamic, sea salt, olive oil and arugula.

Gosling’s Wine of the Week

LUNETTA PROSECCO  N/V
Lunetta Prosecco N/V is the wine Gosling’s have chosen this week to accompany Chef Michael’s  recipe.

This  Italian wine is a deliciously light and fruity  Prosecco with hints of apple and peach on the nose. It has a fresh, softly sparkling palate with characters of soft ripe stone fruits. The wine is best served chilled.

The retail price is $17.25 and is available at Lindo’s and Gosling’s stores

Seasoned to Taste – Hosted by Chef Peter Jovetic
An exclusive presentation of Lindo’s Group of Companies
As broadcast on VSB TV11 on November 12th, 2013

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