Massimo Mele's Ox Heart Tomato Salad with Stracciatella Cheese
- Cook time: 25mins
- Serves: 4
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 500g ox heart tomatoes
- 200g Stracciatella cheese
- 2 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar
- 12 rocket leaves
- 8 basil leaves torn Sea salt Pepper
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil
- Freshly cracked pepper
Method
- Cut the tomatoes diagonally “across the grain”, so you get what resembles a tomato steak
- Place the tomatoes in a tray
- Sprinkle with sea salt, cracked black pepper, olive oil and vinegar
- Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes
- Fold in the stracciatella cheese and basil leaves
- Season with fresh cracked pepper set aside
- To serve, place the tomatoes on a serving plate, top with stracciatella cheese and rocket leaves. Perfect with some warm crusty bread
