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Buffalo mozzarella and pea salad


Serves: 6
timePrep time: 20 mins
timeTotal time:
Buffalo mozzarella and pea salad
Recipe photograph by Karen Thomas

Buffalo mozzarella and pea salad


Serves: 6
timePrep time: 20 mins
timeTotal time:

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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
266Kcal
Fat
19gr
Saturates
12gr
Carbs
6gr
Sugars
1gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
19gr
Salt
0.8gr

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Former chef patron of Zucca, a modern Italian restaurant in Bermondsey, Sam Harris has also previously worked at The River Café, Bibendum and Harvey Nichols. He loves to cook good Mediterranean food.

See more of Sam Harris’s recipes
Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Former chef patron of Zucca, a modern Italian restaurant in Bermondsey, Sam Harris has also previously worked at The River Café, Bibendum and Harvey Nichols. He loves to cook good Mediterranean food.

See more of Sam Harris’s recipes

Ingredients

  • 300g fresh shelled peas
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 3 heaped tbsp parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated, plus extra to serve
  • finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 x 75g bag baby-leaf watercress
  • 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
  • 3 x 125g packs Taste the Difference buffalo mozzarella, drained

Step by step

Get ahead
Make the purée a few hours ahead; chill. Bring back to room temperature before serving
  1. Boil the peas in salted water for 3 minutes until just cooked. Drain and refresh in cold water. Set aside half of the peas.
  2. Transfer the remaining peas to a food processor with the crème fraîche, parmesan, half the lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and a good pinch of sea salt. Whiz together for about 3 minutes until smooth.
  3. Tip the pea purée into a bowl and leave it to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes – the flavour will probably mellow, so add a little more grated parmesan, lemon juice and salt to taste. You want a strong pea flavour but a good amount of 'punch' to cut through the cheese.
  4. Put the watercress and reserved peas in a bowl. Add the olive oil and some seasoning, and toss altogether.
  5. To serve, tear up the mozzarella balls and arrange on a large serving platter. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and a little lemon juice, and season with sea salt and black pepper. Spoon some of the purée over the cheese. Scatter over the watercress and pea salad, then sprinkle with the remaining lemon zest and parmesan.

    Serve with griddled bread drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil.

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