Italian Appetizer (Antipasti) Recipes - Preserved Mozzarella and Herbs (Mozzarella e Odori in Conserva) Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz Mozzarella cheese, cut into 1 cm/1/2 in cubes

• 1 red (bell) pepper, halved

• 1 green (bell) pepper, halved

• 15 ml/1 tbsp peppercorns

• 2 garlic cloves, peeled

• 2 sprigs of rosemary

• 600 ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cups olive oil

• Italian bread, to serve

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Method:

1. Place the peppers skin-sides up under the grill (broiler) until the skins blacken. Peel off the skins and slice into thin strips.

2. Place the cheese, peppers, peppercorns and whole garlic in a sterilized wide necked jar.

3. Carefully put in the rosemary sprigs and top up with the olive oil. Replace the lid securely and leave for a week before serving.

4. To serve, arrange the cheese and peppers on individual plates and accompany with bread. Use the remaining oil as a salad dressing or for cooking chicken.