Breaded mozzarella, beetroot and potato salad
- Published: 28 Feb 10
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Nothing could be more tempting than these hot crumbed mozzarella balls as the cheese melts in your mouth. Crispy potatoes and sweet beetroot add taste and texture to the salad recipe.
- Serves 4
- Takes 15 minutes to make, 40 minutes to cook
Ingredients
- 75g fresh white breadcrumbs
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Generous pinch of chilli flakes
- Small handful fresh thyme leaves
- 50g plain flour
- 2 large free-range eggs, beaten
- 150g baby vegetarian mozzarella balls, drained
- 250g new potatoes, halved lengthways
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cooked, peeled beetroot, quartered
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Vegetable oil, for deep frying
- 100g mixed rocket, watercress and spinach
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds, toasted
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. In a medium bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, a few chilli flakes, a sprinkling of the thyme, and some seasoning. Place the flour in a second bowl, and the eggs in a third.
- Pat the mozzarella balls dry with kitchen paper. Roll the mozzarella balls in flour, then dip in the egg, then roll in the breadcrumbs. Repeat in the egg and breadcrumbs to create a double layer, then set aside.
- Put the potatoes in a roasting tin, drizzle with half the olive oil, and scatter with a few thyme leaves and a pinch of chilli flakes. Season well. Roast for 15 minutes, shaking the tin now and then. Add the beetroot and onion, drizzle with the vinegar and roast for 15 minutes more.
- Remove the veg from the tin and set aside. Add the rest of the olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice to the tin, and whisk to make a dressing.
- Half fill a saucepan or deep fat fryer with vegetable oil. Just before serving, heat over a high heat until a cube of bread turns golden in 30 seconds. Using a spider strainer or slotted spoon, lower the crumbed mozzarella into the hot oil and fry for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
- Pile the salad leaves onto 4 plates, top with the roasted vegetables, and drizzle with the dressing. Top with the hot mozzarella balls, scatter with the pumpkin seeds and serve.
- Recipe from March 2010 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 566kcals
- Fat
- 36.2g (9.4g saturated)
- Protein
- 18.7g
- Carbohydrates
- 44g (9.2g sugars)
- Salt
- 1.1g
delicious. tips
You could replace the potatoes with chunks of butternut squash and use pine nuts or other seeds instead of pumpkin seeds.
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