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Mozzarella gratin

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 500 g tomatoes
  • 2 balls of mozzarella (125 g each)
  • Butter for the mold
  • 1 tbsp pesto
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
  • Salt
  • 1 chili pepper(s), yellow
  • 2 spring onions
  • Basil for garnishing

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Preheat the oven to 180-200 degrees Celsius (350-400 degrees Fahrenheit) top/bottom heat. Wash the tomatoes, drain the mozzarella, and slice both. Grease a baking dish and layer the tomatoes and mozzarella. Peel the garlic cloves and deseed the chili pepper. Dice both and scatter over the ingredients in the dish. Drizzle with pesto and olive oil, sprinkle with a little salt, and bake for 15-20 minutes. Finely slice the spring onion and scatter it over the gratin. Garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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