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Baked ricotta salad with grilled peaches and crispy bacon

Serves: 2

Ingredients

For the baked ricotta

  • 250g ricotta
  • 1 tbsp grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • ½ tbsp plain flour
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 50g chopped walnuts

You will also need

  • 4 rashers streaky bacon
  • 2 large peaches, stone removed and sliced thickly
  • 2 handfuls mixed salad leaves
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt and pepper

Method

Start this recipe by preparing the ricotta. Mix together all the ingredients and use to fill 2 ramekins greased with a little olive oil. Place into the oven at 200`c and bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden. Meanwhile, remove the rind off the bacon and cut into 2cm pieces. Heat a little oil in a griddle pan and fry for 5 minutes until beginning to brown then add the sliced peaches to the pan and brown them on both sides quickly. When ready remove off the heat and put aside. Make the dressing by mixing together the 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, honey, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and zest and season well with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad leaves, toss together well and serve in 2 large plates. Remove the baked ricotta from the ramekins and tip onto the salad plates. To finish, decorate with the crispy bacon pieces and grilled peach slices.
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Insalata bl-irkotta moħmija, lanġas mixwi u bacon

Ingredients

Għall-irkotta moħmija
  • 250g irkotta
  • 1 mgħarfa Parmeġġan maħkuk
  • 1 mgħarfa tursin imqatta’
  • ½ mgħarfa dqiq plain
  • Bżar u melħ
  • 1 bajda mħabbta
  • 50g ġewż imfarrak
Għandek bżonn ukoll
  • 4 biċċiet streaky bacon
  • 2 lanġasiet kbar mingħajr żerriegħa u mqattgħin f’biċċiet ħoxnin
  • 2 ponnijiet weraq imħallat tal-insalata
  • 2 mgħaref żejt taż-żebbuġa extra virgin
  • 1 mgħarfa għasel
  • 1 mgħarfa ħall balsamiku
  • Il-meraq u l-qoxra maħkuka ta’ ½ lumija
  • Melħ u bżar

Method

Ibda billi tipprepara l-irkotta. Ħallat l-ingredjenti kollha flimkien. Idlek 2 reċipjenti żgħar tal-forn bi ftit żejt taż-żebbuġa u itfa’ t-taħlita fihom. Daħħalhom fil-forn f’temperatura ta’ 200oC u aħmi għal 15-il minuta jew sakemm il-wiċċ jiħmar ftit. Sadattant, neħħi l-ġilda tal-bacon u qattgħu f’biċċiet ta’ madwar 2ċm. Saħħan ftit żejt f’taġen bil-grilja u qallihom għal 5 minuti sakemm jibdew jiħmaru, imbagħad żid il-biċċiet tal-lanġas u ħammarhom ħafif miż-żewġ naħat. Meta jkunu lesti neħħihom minn fuq in-nar. Agħmel it-taħwira billi tħallat flimkien iż-2 mgħaref żejt taż-żebbuġa, l-għasel, il-ħall balsamiku, il-meraq u l-qoxra maħkuka ta’ lumija u ħawwar tajjeb bil-bżar u l-melħ. Ferrixha fuq il-weraq tal-insalata, ħawwad u servi f’2 platti kbar. Neħħi l-irkotta moħmija mill-kontenituri u poġġihom fuq il-platti. Żejjen bil-biċċiet tal-bacon u l-lanġas u servi.

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