Mozzarella Cheese Recipes
Many housewives in the preparation of various delicacies use cheese products that have excellent taste. Today we will talk about what kind of dishes you can make.
What it is?
Mozzarella is a special sort of Italian cheese. Initially, it was prepared from buffalo milk, but later cow began to be used for it. As a rule, the product is sold in the form of balls, which can be of various sizes.
When cooking mozzarella cheese is placed in a special pickle. Cheese dish is stored for long. Many housewives say that it has a delicate and spicy taste, unusual consistency. From this dairy product you can create many different delicacies.
Hot dishes
Currently, there are many different recipes for hot dishes that can be prepared with Italian cheese.
Potato Casserole with Mozzarella
Vegetables are completely peeled and cut into small cubes. They are laid out in a container, anointed with oil (2-3 tablespoons). At the same time, finely chop the basil leaves and chop a few garlic heads. This can be done with a blender.
Potato cubes are mixed with basil, garlic and salt (add to taste). Then they are left to infuse a little. Then put vegetables in containers in the oven for 30 minutes. It should be warmed up to a temperature of 180 ° C.
At the same time, slice the tomatoes into rings and grate the mozzarella cheese. These prepared ingredients are sprinkled with potatoes in a pot. After that, the dish is left in the oven for another 10-15 minutes to bake.
Chicken fillet with meatballs Mozzarella
First you need to make a lot of stuffing. To do this, chicken meat is passed through a meat grinder. And also you need to take bread (you can take either white bread or a loaf). It is placed in a container and soaked briefly in cream, so that it softens.
After that, the softened bread is mixed in a container with minced meat and one broken egg. From the resulting mass you need to make a few cakes. In the center of each of them put a small ball of mozzarella.
Then make one large ball of all these ingredients. Then they should be completely wrapped in breadcrumbs. The dish is placed on a greased griddle and fried until a brown crust forms on it.
Omelet with Tomatoes and Mozzarella
To cook this dish, you need to break a few eggs (2-3 pieces) and mix them in a frying pan with ground black pepper and salt. Before this, do not forget to anoint the dishes with butter.
Together with the eggs in a frying pan put sliced tomatoes. After 15-20 seconds, add mozzarella and chopped basil leaves to the dishes. Later, everyone is removed from the heat, waiting for the dish to cool slightly. Then it is watered with olive oil and served on the table.
Bakery products
Often, cheese from Italy is also used for the preparation of various pastries.
Salami and Mozzarella Patties
To make this dish, you need to put tomatoes cut into rings on a baking sheet. They are additionally sprayed with olive oil.
Vegetables are placed in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Before it should be heated to 160 ° C. In this case, tomatoes should be soft, but not collapsed. At the same time, cut the salami into thin strips.
For the aroma, many housewives recommend adding chopped basil leaves to such a dish. Italian cheese should be grated on a coarse grater. It can also be cut, but then it should be done in small circles.
At the same time finely chop the garlic heads. They can even be passed through a special press. Pre-prepared dough is cut into several pieces of rectangular shape.
In the center of each piece of dough lay sliced salami and tomatoes. At the end, grated cheese and garlic mix with greens are placed there. The edges of the dough are connected so as to make a small envelope.
And also you should break one egg and beat it. The resulting mixture smeared each of the pies. Parchment laid out on the pan. Before this, it is smeared with olive oil.
Baking pies sent to prepare in the oven. Before that, it is heated to a temperature of 170 ° C.Leave the dish there for at least half an hour.
Croissants with mozzarella and sausage
Such baking can be done even for the holiday table. To begin with, the oven is heated to 180 ° C. The dough prepared in advance is rolled out and cut into triangular pieces.
For each piece of dough is laid out in several thinly sliced sausage slices (5-6 pieces). Then they put a little Mozzarella there. The triangles are wrapped to make croissants.
Prepared croissants spread on a baking sheet, greased with vegetable or olive oil. It is placed in a preheated oven and baked for 12-15 minutes.
Wait until the dish is slightly browned. After that, remove it and pour the garlic sauce.
Mozzarella Cheese Mini Pizza
To cook such a pizza, you need to make a homogeneous mass of ready-made chicken minced meat, chopped garlic heads and greens. The resulting mixture is divided into four equal parts.
These pieces are fried in a pan on both sides. This should be done within a few minutes. After this, the dish is laid out on thick paper or a napkin.
In a separate pan poured vegetable refined oil (1 cup). Chopped garlic is added to it. It all roasts. Then put several bread slices (4 slices of white bread) to these ingredients.
Bread slices are laid out in a baking sheet, masses made from minced meat, salami and mozzarella are placed on them. Bake it all up until the sausage is slightly crispy. It takes a few minutes. Chopped parsley is poured onto the resulting mini pizza and served to the table.
Salads and appetizers
Today, there are a huge number of different delicious salads prepared with Italian Mozzarella cheese.
Salad with dried tomatoes and cheese
It is necessary to cut one large tomato into half rings. Each tomato slice smeared with vegetable oil. After that, the vegetables are laid out in a dish for baking.
In a bowl next to the usual tomatoes, put cherry tomatoes (11-13 pieces). Vegetables pour sauce. To prepare it, you need to put a little olive oil (1/4 tablespoon), balsamic vinegar (1 tablespoon), garlic juice, granulated sugar (2 tablespoons), and salt in one container.
The oven is heated to a temperature of 170 ° C. It is placed a baking sheet with vegetables and sauce. At the same time, cut mozzarella (200 grams), basil and parsley.
Tomatoes get out of the oven. They are mixed in the same bowl with cheese and herbs. It is recommended to do this in layers.
Salad with mozzarella and arugula
To make this salad, you need to cut four large tomatoes into rings. And also should be chopped and cheese mass (500 grams). At the same time preparing the sauce.
To make the sauce, you need to chop the basil leaves in a blender. The resulting mass is mixed with balsamic vinegar (two tablespoons), olive oil (30 milliliters) and salt.
Cooked pour pour mozzarella and tomatoes. Spread arugula on top. And make it whole leaves, and not chopped. After that, the salad is served at the table.
Salad with strawberries and cheese
Strawberries (150 grams) should be washed and cut into small equal slices. In this case, four of these are left and placed later in a blender to make a mushy strawberry mass. It is used as a sauce.
Later sliced and cheese (150 grams). In the dishes placed 70 grams of hands torn arugula. Mixed mozzarella pieces and berries are placed on top.
Berry sauce is combined with olive oil (one tbsp. L.), Balsamic vinegar, pepper and salt. The resulting salad is poured such liquid. After that, it is ready to eat.
Salad with mushrooms and mozzarella
Chicken breast (0.1 kilograms) should be cut into slices and fried in olive or vegetable oil in a skillet. Separately chop mushrooms (5-7 pieces). They should also be laid out on a frying pan.
Cut some cucumbers and tomatoes into rings. Prepared ingredients mix with each other and cheese in a separate container. Refill them with surviving fresh lemon juice, black pepper and salt. You can add a couple bunches of arugula to taste.
Salad with crayfish and cheese
Pick some lettuce leaves. The pieces should be the same size. At the same time, take cucumbers (2 pieces), peel them and cut into strips.
In a separate pan, cook the cancer necks (20 pieces). Remove all the shells from them. The finished ingredient is laid out on top of the cucumber pulp.
Mozzarella (0.1 kilograms) are cut into small rings.
It is permissible to use simply grated Italian cheese. The ingredients are covered with mayonnaise and salt and ground pepper are poured into it.
Salad with Mozzarella and Mango
Mango (one piece) is peeled and cut its flesh into small cubes. As well as chop cheese (100 grams). For a dish you need to chop and leek. Make it half rings.
Crush some chili pepper. It is this ingredient that is able to add spice to the future salad. But adding such a product is not necessary.
Tomatoes are also diced. Along with this should be done to fill for a delicacy. In a separate clean cup, combine olive oil (3 tablespoons), soy sauce (2 tablespoons), lemon juice (2 tablespoons), pepper and salt. Components of the product are mixed and watered with pre-cast.
Salad with cheese and shrimps
It is necessary to put the shrimp stew in a pan (0.2 kilograms). And it is better to take only small ones, because they will not have to be cut then. And also the delicacy will look much more beautiful.
Cut the mozzarella (0.2 kg) in small circles. Take cherry tomatoes (200 grams) and chop them into two halves. At the same time, get rid of the peel of the two fruits of avocado. Chop their flesh into slices.
For the salad is to prepare the sauce. To make it, you need to combine the capers (1 tablespoon), olive oil (5 tablespoons), and salt in one container. The resulting product is filled with ingredients for salad.
Salad with cod liver, cheese mass and quail eggs
Fish livers (250 grams) are minced. At the same time, boil quail eggs and divide them into equal halves. Both ingredients are mixed together.
To the resulting mixture is placed mozzarella, cut into cubes, and chopped green onions. After that prepare the salad dressing. To make it, you need to mix together the oil (olive oil should be taken), fresh lemon juice, salt and spicy seasonings in a separate container. This mass is poured into products.
In addition to salads, many cook with this dairy product and all sorts of delicious snacks.
Bruschetta with mozzarella and strawberries
To cook this Italian appetizer, you need to cut the cheese and strawberries into small cubes. Fry the bread in the toaster. Then lubricate them with butter and sprinkle with pepper.
For each bread piece, cheese made on goat's milk is evenly applied. It is recommended to do it in a thin layer. Place mozzarella and strawberry cubes on top. Sprinkle the snack with torn hands of basil leaves.
Mozzarella in breadcrumbs
Put the breadcrumbs (three tablespoons), black pepper, salt, and finely chopped garlic heads into the container. Some advise adding chilli. These ingredients are mixed.
Mozzarella cut chopsticks. They are rolled in a mixture of breadcrumbs and fried in a pan with olive oil over the entire surface.
Serve appetizer with lettuce and various sauces.
Figs with mozzarella balls and ham
To prepare this snack, it is necessary to cut figs into cubes. Sausage is better to chop thin slices. Prepare the skewers made of wood in advance.
On skewers strung first cheese balls. Then put the slices of ham and figs.Put the resulting snack on a separate plate and sprinkle with black pepper on top.
Eggplant with mozzarella and cherry tomatoes
Eggplant (2 pieces) cut into slices. Their thickness should not exceed 1 centimeter. Put the ingredient on a baking tray. It should be covered with parchment or special baking paper.
Pieces of vegetables watered on top of olive oil and salt. Then they are put in the oven, pre-heating it to a temperature of 200 ° C, bake for 1/3 of an hour. After that, get the vegetables.
They are watered with tomato sauce. Spread sliced mozzarella cheese and halves of cherry tomatoes on top. All this pepper and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes. After that, the dish is covered with basil and served.
To learn how to make a delicious Mozzarella cheese salad, see the next video.