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Smoked Mozzarella Cheese Salad Recipe:
This quick cheese salad is rich and flavorful and very satisfying. It combines smoked mozzarella,
A delicious cheese salad that's simple to make. Use this smoky cheese salad recipe for tacos, a rich pasta sauce or even an omelet fillng. Use the easy ingredient exchanges and the menu planner below to create great quick meals with this smoked mozzarella cheese salad recipe.
2-3 servings (as a main dish)
You will need 6 ingredients:
- Smoked Mozzarella Cheese
- Plum Tomatoes
- Kalamata Olives
- Cucumbers
- Fresh Basil
- All Natural Bottled Italian Dressing
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Ingredients:
smoked mozzarella - 1 1/2 cups cubed
Reduce the Fat: Use a low-fat or fat-free mozzarella cheese
plum tomatoes - 1 cup medium dice
kalamata olives - 1/2 cup roughly chopped
cucumber - 1/2 cup diced
fresh basil leaves - 1/4 cup thinly sliced
Quick Tip: place several basil leaves on top of each other
and run the knife over them, slicing in thin strips.
Repeat until you have the quarter cup.
all natural bottled italian dressing - 2 tbsp or to desired moistness
Reduce the Fat: use low-fat or fat-free dressing
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In a mixing bowl, combine all the cheese salad ingredients and add the dressing. Adjust dressing to desired moistness.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** A fun way to serve our quick cheese salad is scooped into taco shells with a side dish of black beans with chopped celery and corn kernels dressed with lime juice and a little olive oil along with warm corn muffins.
** Make it into a pasta meal by serving this quick salad recipe as a pasta topping over whole grain pasta or noodles. Serve along with warm garlic bread.
** Or try this delicious cheese omelet idea. Simply fold our easy cheese salad into a cooked omelet. Turn off the heat, leave omelet in pan and allow the cheese to melt before serving. Add thick toast slices and sliced fruit on the side.
Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** Fill a pita pocket with this quick cheese salad and add some raw vegetable sticks (carrots, celery, jicama and/or cucumber) on the side.
** Make a simple presentation by serving this quick salad on a bed of fresh washed spinach leaves with breadsticks and some salsa for dipping on the side.
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Try these easy ingredient exchanges to add variety to our smoked mozzarella cheese salad recipe whenever you make it. Enjoy!
Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Kalamata Olives: try Green Olives or Roasted Red Peppers
* Instead of Cucumbers: try Celery or Green Peppers
* Instead of Basil: try Cilantro or Parsley
* Instead of Italian Dressing: try a Creamy Garlic, a Vinaigrette or a Seasoned Rice Vinegar
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