Friday 7 August 2009

Caprese

This week was our Italian wine dinner. Here is the starter from the evening. We got our hands on some Alpine plum tomatoes which were marinated with EVOO, garlic, thyme and shallot. The cherry tomatoes were also marinated in EVOO. The mozzarella is a fantastic product from Laverstoke Park. I would say the best fresh mozz in the South of England. Garnish is balsamic which has been misted onto the plate, black olive dust, and a smoke filled mozzarella baloon. Terre Bormano olive oil is drizzled around.
Fresh, tasty and Italian which matched our wine.

3 comments:

  1. Craigie... if you would, do tell how you made a smoke filled mozzarella ballon...

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  2. Hey Gerry,
    You fill an espuma gun with smoke and charge with one cartridge. Melt the mozzarella until stringy. Stretch over the end of the nozzle and gently fill up the mozzarella balloon.
    Lasts about 5 minutes before drying out.

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