Tomato & mozzarella cheese rice


Details

Difficulty:
3
Time:
Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 0 kcal

P: 0g | F: 0g | C: 0g
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A first course made with rice boiled dressed with tomato sauce and mozzarella

Ingredients

  • 6 little, ripe tomatoes
  • A bunch of fresh parsley, basil and chives
  • 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
  • 50 g (1 3/4 oz) courgette flowers
  • 125 g (4 1/2 oz) mozzarella cheese
  • 50 ml (2 fl oz - 1/4 C) white wine
  • 200 g (7 oz) rice
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt

Wash the tomatoes, boil them for 1 minute, peel, remove their seeds and grate. Clean, wash and chop aromatic herbs very finely. Put the tomatoes and aromatic herbs in a pan together with the marjoram and wine. Season to taste with salt, bring to the boil, lower the flame and simmer, stirring now and then, half-covered, until the cooking juice is well retired.
Meanwhile cook the rice in a plenty of salted water until "al dente" stage; grate the mozzarella cheese and running prepare the courgette flowers. Remove their stalk, open them with delicacy and remove their pistil; wash them under water quickly and with delicacy and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper. Cut them into thin strips and put aside.
Drain the rice very well, pour it into the pan, add also courgette flowers and stir with a wooden spoon. Let all the ingredients amalgamate over a gentle heat, stirring now and then, for some moments. Switch off the gas, add the olive oil, stir and sprinkle with the grated mozzarella. Cover the pan and let the all rest for some minutes before serving.

Note

  • - This is a single-course meal that you can complete with seasonal fruit.
  • - You can prepare it even when there are no seasonal fresh ingredients. You can use dried aromatic herbs and canned tomatoes and not add courgette flowers.

What's the right wine ?

Our suggestion is: a good white wine