Delicious Australia – (03)March 2020

WHENWE’RESHORTontimeorjust
wanta simpledinner,ouraimis always,
“Graba mozzarellaballfromthemarket
andit willworkout!”Whethertornover
asimplesaladorseasonalgrilled
vegetables,orpoppedontoa pizza,
mozzarellais a versatileingredientthat
consistentlydeliversa delicious,satisfying
and,whennecessary,quickmeal.
Mozzarellabelongstothefreshcheese
aswellasthepastafilata(‘stretchedor
pulledcurd’)family.Freshcheeseis highin
moisture,unripenedandrindless,which
meansthemakermustusehigh-quality
milkandgoodcheese-making technique
toensurea stellarresult.
Ourfavouriteis buffalomozzarella,
whichis porcelain-whitein colour,and
creamyandmilkywithanunforgettable
sweetperfume.Buffalomozzarella
originatedin southernItaly,andlocal
productionbeganin 1996,whenShaw
River Dairy introduced dairy buffalo to

Preheattheovento220°C.

Placebeetrootsin a largeoventray

anddrizzlewith1 tbsofoil,season

totasteandtosstocoat.Roastfor

45-50minutesuntiltenderandjust

cooked.Removefromtheovenandcool

toroomtemperature.Wearing gloves,

peelthebeetroot.

Meanwhile,placetheorangejuicein

a smallsaucepanoverhighheatand

bringtotheboil.Reduceheattolowand

simmerfor8-10minutesuntilthejuiceis

a thickandsyrupyconsistency.Setaside

atroomtemperaturetocool.Once

cooled,transfertoa bowlandwhiskin

remaining2 tbsolive oil until emulsified.

Seasontotaste.

Placethebeetrootsona serving

platter.Scatteroverthewatercress,

toastedwalnuts,tornmozzarellaballs

andfreshlygroundblackpepper. Drizzle

with dressing to serve.

Australia.Thisfamily-rundairymakessome

ofthebest mozzarella you’ll find outside

of Italy.

SELECTING& STORING

Asbuffalomozzarellais a freshcheese,

it isn’tidealforlong-distancetraveland

shouldbeeatensoonafterpurchase.

Store in brine and eat within three days.

BUFFALOMOZZARELLA,

BEETROOT, ORANGE DRESSING

500gmixedbabyheirloom beetroots,

washed,trimmed

(^1) / 4 cup(60ml)extravirginolive oil,
plusextratodrizzle
(^1) / 2 cup(125ml)freshorange juice
30gpickedwatercress
Toastedchoppedwalnuts
2 buffalomozzarellaballs(weused
Shaw River), drained, torn
(^) PHOTOGRAPHY
BRETT
STEVENS
STYLING
KIRSTEN JENKINS
MERCHANDISING
EMMALY STEWART
@thestuddsiblings
ON THE
BALL
we just had to tear into it.
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