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From: LoneClone9/20/2006 6:32:02 PM
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OT: Tom, I have another seasonal culinary treat for you. Well, barely seasonal any more at this point.

After the deluge of the last few days -- I guess the Tofino water crisis is now officially over! -- I'll be harvesting rest of my tomatoes and basil this weekend.

It's called bocconcini salad. The ingredients are bocconcini cheese, tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. As will all these types of recipes, the key is to have very fresh flavourful ingredients, which is what makes it seasonal.

You can pick up these little containers of bocconcini balls -- not bocci balls! -- in any good supermarket. It's unripened mozzarella cheese. One container makes a good amount.

First make your marinade. Mince or very finely chop a clove of garlic and mix it together with some extra virgin olive oil and some real balsamic vinegar and put aside.

Next you'll need a casserole or similar dish with a large bottom. Cut the bocconcini balls into slices a centimeter or less thick and spread a layer on the bottom of the dish. Next spread a layer of tomato slices.

Then tear up some basil leaves to the size of your little fingernail and spread those around on top. Drizzle the marinade over top and leave it to sit for an hour or two.

Serve with a good French-style baguette or similar crusty bread, which you use for constructing little open face sandwiches as well as soaking up the excess liquid.

I have found this is very popular at parties and potlucks as long as I use top quality ingredients, i.e. only around the harvest season.

LC
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