Salads Recipes - Mozzarella Salad with Pesto Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

• 1 cos or other crisp green lettuce, separated into leaves

• 1 small head of frise

• 250 g/8 oz bocconcini or diced mozzarella cheese

• 1 red onion, chopped

• salt and pepper

• 1 quantity Pesto, to serve

To garnish:

• basil leaves, roughly chopped

• oregano sprigs

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Method:

1. Tear the salad leaves into bite-sized pieces and arrange on a platter or shallow serving dish.

2. Scatter the bocconcini or diced mozzarella over the leaves and sprinkle with the red onion. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3. Spoon the pesto over the mozzarella, sprinkle the salad with the basil leaves and sprigs of oregano, to garnish, and serve.

Note: Bocconcini are miniature balls of mozzarella cheese. They are available from some supermarkets and Italian delicatessens, but if you cannot obtain them you can use regular mozzarella cut into cubes.