Watercress, Blood Orange & Macroom Mozzarella Salad

Recipe by: Darina Allen

The rich West Cork pasture that the buffalo’s feed on gives the Macroom Mozzarella its quintessentially Irish taste. A few beautiful fresh ingredients put together simply make an irresistible starter.

Watercress, Blood Orange & Macroom Mozzarella Salad

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 2-3 balls of fresh Macroom Mozzarella

  • 2 blood oranges

  • a bunch of fresh watercress

  • 4 Medjool dates, stoned and quartered lengthways

  • 2-3 tbsp Irish honey

  • a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

  • some coarsely ground black pepper

  • 50g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped

Method

  1. With a sharp knife remove the peel and pith from the blood oranges, cut one into 5mm thick slices and segment the other.

  2. Just before serving, scatter a few watercress leaves over the base of each plate, slice or tear some mozzarella over the top. Tuck a few orange slices/segments here and there in between the watercress, mozzarella and dates. Drizzle with honey and really good extra virgin olive oil. Scatter with pistachio nuts. Finally add a little coarsely ground fresh black pepper and serve.

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