Mozzarella Roulade
- 3 pounds Mozzarella curd
- 1/4 -cup fresh basil chopped medium fine
- 1/4 -cup fresh parsley chopped medium fine
- Large sauce pot of boiling salted water
- Ice bath
- 2 cups sun dried tomato pesto
- 1/4 pound Proscuitto di Parma, juilenne
- Fresh milled black pepper to taste
- Mesclun mix as needed
- Vine ripened red tomato
- Golden tomato
- Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
- Place curd in a mixing bowl.
- Pour boiling water over the curd, just covering it.
- With heat proof rubber gloves, kneed the curd together until one smooth mass is formed.
- Remove from the water and place in a mixing bowl.
- Add the herbs and pepper and kneed together.
- Lay the mozzarella mix on a bench and roll out with rolling pin until it is about 1/4-inch thick.
- Spread a thin layer of pesto over all of the mozzarella and arrange the proscuitto evenly on top of the pesto.
- Tightly roll the mozzarella and cut off the ends.
- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.
- Remove roulade from refrigerator, unwrap and slice to desired thickness.
- Place mesclun mix in center of a rather large plate.
- Slice red and golden tomato.
- Arrange mozzarella slices with tomatoes alternating mozzarella with different color tomato.
- Lightly drizzle vinaigrette on top and serve.
mozzarella curd, fresh basil, parsley, water, bath, tomato pesto, parma, black pepper, tomato, golden tomato, dressing
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mozzarella-roulade-recipe.html (may not work)