Marinated Tomato-And-Smoked Mozzarella Salad
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons barbecue smoked seasoning (such as Hickory Liquid Smoke)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) cubed fresh mozzarella cheese
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped tomato (about 1/2 pound)
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped yellow tomato (about 1/2 pound)
- 5 cups (1-inch) cubed French bread (about 8 1-ounce slices)
- Combine water and smoked seasoning in a zip-top bag, and add mozzarella. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours. Remove the cheese from bag, discarding the marinade.
- Combine vinegar and next 7 ingredients (vinegar through garlic) in a large zip-top bag, and add tomatoes. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours. Drain tomato mixture, reserving marinade.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Place bread cubes in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes or until toasted.
- Combine cheese, tomatoes, reserved tomato marinade, and croutons in a large bowl. Serve immediately.
water, barbecue smoked seasoning, mozzarella cheese, rice vinegar, vegetable oil, honey, fresh ginger, salt, freshly ground black pepper, fivespice powder, garlic, tomato, yellow tomato, bread
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/marinated-tomato-and-smoked-mozzarella-salad (may not work)