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Ingredients
for
4
Marinated Mozzarella
with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
10 min., ready in 25 min.
Time:
128
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
90 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- ½ Lime
- 1 oz green Olives (pitted)
- 2 ozs sun-dried tomatoes (drained)
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 small dried chili pepper
- 9 ozs Mozzarella
- black peppers
- rosemary (for garnish)
Preparation
1.
Squeeze lime. Measure 1 tablespoon juice. Chop olives and sun-dried tomatoes finely.
2.
Mix in a bowl with olive oil and lime juice. Crumble chile pepper and mix in well.
3.
Drain the cheese and cut into small pieces.
4.
Place cheese on a plate and season with pepper.
5.
Drizzle with the spiced oil and let marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Garnish with a little rosemary and serve.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 128 cal. | (6 %) | ||
Protein | 8 g | (8 %) | ||
Fat | 9 g | (8 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 3 g | (2 %) | ||
Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Roughage | 0.7 g | (2 %) |
Healthy, because
Healthy, because
Olives contain a lot of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid. Thus they can help improve the ratio between "good" and "bad" cholesterol in the body, lower blood pressure and slow down inflammatory processes in the blood vessels.
Even smarter
Even smarter
Make sure to buy mozzarella that is as fresh as possible to ensure optimal flavor.