16 Feb Panzanella salad with meatballs and chopped olive and tomato dressing and puff pastry tiramisu
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Ingredients
Panzanella salad
- 1/2 SASKO white bread, cut into cubes
- Some Willow Creek Persian lime flavoured olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 800 grams mixed tomatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 large red onions peeled and sliced
- 1 large red pepper deseeded and chopped
- 500 grams boerewors, rolled into small meatballs
- Some fresh basil leaves to serve
Dressing
- 1 cup green olives, pitted and chopped
- 1/2 cup Sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 200 ml Willow Creek Persian Lime flavoured Olive Oil
- A handful of fresh chives, chopped
- A handful of parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Puff pastry tiramisu
- 1 packet Magpie Puff pastry, rolled out and cut into discs the size of the glasses you want to use
- 6 large egg yolks - only use fresh eggs
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 cups cream
- 200 ml strong coffee mixed with 100ml coffee liqueur or brandy
- Some cocoa powder to dust on top
Instructions
Panzanella salad
- Drizzle the bread with some olive oil, season to taste and toast in a 150-degree oven until golden brown.
- Place the meatballs on a prepared baking sheet and roast in a 180-degree oven until browned and cooked. Cool down.
- Mix the bread croutons with the meatballs, tomatoes, onions and peppers and season to taste.
- Serve with the dressing.
Dressing
- Mix all the ingredients together and season to taste.
- Serve with the salad.
Puff pastry tiramisu
- Bake the puff pastry discs until golden brown. Cool down.
- Mix the egg yolks and sugar together until light and fluffy and add the mascarpone cheese.
- Whip the cream and fold into the egg mix.
- Drizzle the coffee mix over the puff pastry discs before layering with the mascarpone mix.
- Set in the fridge for at least 2 hours and dust with some cocoa powder.