A vibrant, palate-cleansing dish, this caprese salad is served with a lemon, yuzu and olive oil sorbet and complete with basil olive oil. Delicious as a starter, side or snack!
Lemon and olive oil sorbet
Ingredients480ml of water 2 tbsp vodka 240ml Filippo Berio extra virgin olive oil 60ml of lemon juice, freshly squeezed 30ml Sosa yuzu paste 1 zest of lemon 10g lemon verbena, fresh leaves 2 egg whites, lightly whipped | MethodCombine the vodka, water, sugar, lemon verbena, lemon juice and zest together in a liquidiser. Blitz together, then gradually add the olive oil until the mixture forms an emulsion. Transfer the sorbet mixture from the liquidiser to an ice cream maker and churn. Stop the machine three quarters of the way through the churning process and remove the sorbet, placing it in a freeze-able container. Mix through the egg whites and store in the freezer until ready to serve. |
Assembly
Ingredients | MethodPresent the salad, with generous slices of beef tomato and Burrata cheese intertwined. Drizzle with Filippo Berio basil infused oil (also the salad, can be spiced with chilli infused oil), place a quenelle of the lemon sorbet in the centre and serve with a selection of micro herbs. |