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Tomato, grilled peach and buffalo mozzarella salad with basil oil dressing

Sweet peaches and juicy tomatoes pair beautifully with creamy mozzarella

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It’s important to make sure your raw ingredients are ripe and full of flavour.

  • Start by making the dressing: Tip the basil into the bowl of a mini processor and whizz until finely chopped. Add the garlic and parsley and whizz again to combine. Add the lemon juice and half of the oil, season well with salt and black pepper and blend until almost smooth. Add the remaining oil and whizz once more.
  • Set aside for 30 minutes for the flavours to mingle, after which time taste and add more salt and pepper as needed. You can strain the dressing though a fine sieve if you would prefer a smooth vibrant green dressing.
  • Heat a ridged griddle pan over a medium-high heat. Halve and stone the peaches and cut into wedges. Brush the cut sides of the peaches with a little olive oil and cook on the hot griddle pan until nicely charred.
  • Arrange the rocket on each plate and top with peaches and sliced tomatoes.
  • Using your hands, tear the mozzarella balls in half and divide between the plates. Spoon the dressing over each salad, scatter with basil and finish with freshly ground black pepper.

Recipe adapted from Eat More Veg (National Trust) Pavilion

Recipe first published in the JC July 3 2020

Ingredients

4 ripe peaches

1–2 tbsp olive oil

A good handful of wild rocket

200g mixed tomatoes, sliced

2 x 125g balls buffalo mozzarella

A handful of purple basil

Freshly ground black pepper

For the basil-oil dressing:

50g basil leaves

1 clove garlic

2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley

Dash of lemon juice

100ml extra-virgin olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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