Smoked Mozzarella And Sun Dried Tomato Cigars Food

BROCCOLI, TOMATO SAUCE AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Boil salted water and cook the pasta for 10 minutes or until aldente. If the florets are big, cut them in half or bite sized pieces. Heat the olive oil and add the garlic and crushed red pepper and tomatoes and cook for 15 minutes or until tomatoes melt and separate from the oil. Meanwhile steam the broccoli florets until tender but cooked through. When the pasta is done, add the mozzarella to the hot sauce, then stir in the penne and broccoli and toss and mix until cheese melts into pasta and ingredients are well mixed. Serve with some grated Parmesan.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO, BLACK OLIVE AND MOZZARELLA ORZO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a pot of boiling salted water cook the orzo until al dente and drain. Transfer to a large bowl. In a large skillet cook the onion and fennel in the butter over moderately low heat, covered, for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, cream mixture, rosemary and salt and pepper and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Add the vegetables to the bowl containing the orzo and stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, all but 1/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the mixture to a buttered 1-quart baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO & FRESH MOZZARELLA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring large pot of water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, make dressing: combine all dressing ingredients.
• Process until sun dried tomatoes are coarsely chopped.
• Transfer to small bowl and set aside.
• Add one teaspoon of salt and pasta to boiling water, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Cook until pasta is tender (about 11 min.) and drain well.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl.
• Add dressing to hot pasta and toss to coat.
• Let cool, stirring occasionally.
• Add tomatoes, mozzarella,basil, Parmesan, and olives.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss to mix and serve at room temperature.

SMOKY PORTABELLA BURGER WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• Remove mushroom stems and wipe down with a damp cloth.
• Place on heated grill with gill-side down and grill for 10 minutes.
• Flip and grill for an additional 10 minutes.
• Place sun-dried tomatoes on the gill-side of the mushroom.
• Top with cheese and let grill until cheese is melty, about 2-3 minutes.
• At the same time, toast hamburger buns on grill, flipping once. They should be done about the same time as the melting cheese.
• Place one mushroom on each bun and top with basil before enjoying!

SMOKED MOZZARELLA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare the dough.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush the top of dough with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven and arrange the tomatoes over the top in a pinwheel fashion. Arrange the cheese slices in between the tomatoes. Bake until the cheese is melted and the dough is golden brown, about 5 minutes longer.

BAKED SMOKED MOZZARELLA & TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat your oven broiler.
• Grease a small ovenproof dish with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
• Layer half of the mozzarella, all the tomatoes, season with basil, garlic, salt, & pepper, top with rest of mozzarella.
• Drizzle with 1/2 teaspoon virgin olive oil.
• Place on the middle rack under your broiler for 5-7 minutes or until the mozzarella is melted and bubbly around the edges.
• Serve hot.

TUBETTI WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta until al dente.
• Drain and rinse.
• In a large bowl, combine the fresh tomatoes, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic and oregano.
• Add the tubetti, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and basil; toss to blend.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL RICE BALLS

Steps:

• Pour the stock into a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add the rice, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the rice is cooked through and the liquid has been absorbed.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the basil leaves. Finely dice the yellow pepper. Peel and finely dice the onion. Set aside, keeping the basil separate from the onion and pepper.
• When the rice is done, uncover it and put the whole pan in a sink of cold water to cool the rice.
• While the rice cools, put the olive oil and onion in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the yellow pepper and garlic. Cook around 5 minutes, until soft.
• Add the passata to the skillet with the onion and pepper. Turn the heat to low. Give the passata mixture a chance to simmer and thicken slightly.
• While it simmers, make the rice balls- add the cheese, egg yolk, flour, tomato paste, basil leaves and sundried tomatoes to the cooled rice. Stir it together well.
• Shape the rice mixture into about 16 balls and place them on top of the sauce. Allow to simmer for 20 minutes, until the rice balls are cooked through.
• Serve hot, sprinkled with parmesan cheese if desired.