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Ricotta, mozzarella, fresh basil and tomato salad

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recipe by natashka

Classic tomato and mozzarella salad is great, always great. But sometimes you fancy to add something new to create a twist in flavours in the original recipe. Ricotta adds a great new taste to the old classic dish.

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 5 mins

Serves: 2

Difficulty: Easy

Hotness Level: Not Hot

Ingredients

Ingredient	Amount
Yellow Tomatoes	2	pc
Green Tomatoes	2	pc
Orange Tomatoes	2	pc
Sourdough Bread	100	g
Ricotta	50	g
Mozzarella	50	g
Fresh Basil	15	g
Extra Virgin Olive Oil	2	tbsp

Step-by-Step

Step 1:

Turn on the oven to dry the bread 180 C, cut pieces with your hands, add salt and pepper and leave in the oven for 5 min. Cool down the bread

Step 2:

Cut tomatoes into quarters, add salt and black pepper, mix in a bow and leave aside.

Step 3:

Blend mozzarella and ricotta. Place the mixture on the bottom of the plate

Step 4:

Add tomatoes on the top, fresh basil leaves. Place the bread pieces in the tomato bowl and mix it with olive oil and place on the top of the salad

Step 5:

You can decorate the salad with small crushed pieces of bread