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Default Lunch - Caprese

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:02:04 +0200, "Giusi" >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

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>"bob in nz" ha scritto nel messaggio
>Gloria P > shouted from the highest rooftop:
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>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> So lunch was caprese. I got some decent fresh mozzarella from TJs,
>>>> sliced >> the tomatoes and arranged them in a ring with the mozz and
>>>> leaves of fresh
>>>> basil from my garden picked seconds earlier. Salt, pepper and EVO.

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>>>It's one of our favorites. If I don't have fresh mozzarella at home
>>> >>it's also good with mild goat cheese as a substitute or feta in a real
>>> >>pinch.

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>> Sometimes I'll add some black olives (Greek or Spanish depending on my>
>> mood) to the feta, maybe some thinly sliced red onion and, if I'm
>> taking it to eat on the beach, a few anchovies.

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>I love Greek salad, and that's just what I eat in Greece, as you described.
>It can't be Caprese, because they do not have feta in Capri.


Sadly, caprese - as described by Paul - isn't an option in the part of
New Zealand where we live because fresh mozzarella isn't available
outside of the big cities ... and we live in a remote coastal area.
But considering how much I love cheese, that may be a good thing.


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