bocconcini


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bocconcini

(Italian bokontʃini) or

boconcini

pl n
(Cookery) small bite-sized pieces of mozzarella cheese
[C21: Italian: mouthful]
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Squish the mozzarella cherries (bocconcini) a little before dotting them over the pizzas, then drizzle 1 tbsp pesto over each.
Shaved Parm is an optional, salty hit; you could just as easily toss in the small balls of mozzarella called bocconcini, which would add a different texture and tone down the salt and acidity in each bite.
Namely Caprese a marinated bocconcini and baby tomato with aged peanut balsamic reduction, red pesto and pistachio olive oil, fried whole sardines with garlic tomato dip, tomato zucchini fries with sun dried tomato dip, smoked tomato soup, tomato and pumpkin soup, tomato prawns, pastas ndash tomato and pumpkin risotto, tomato gnocchi and the roasted tomato pappardelle.
The dough is made of whole wheat and fused together with Bocconcini cheese for a medley of flavours.
Then we were served a Buffalo Bocconcini and a Kale Apple Salad with Tikka Chicken.
SKEWERED LAMB WITH BOCCONCINI CENTRES Perfect alone or served with minted boiled potatoes.
A bocconcini ball (mini fresh mozzarella) adorns the center of each whole pizza.
Using 3 short wooden skewers, thread on 6 mini mozzarella balls (bocconcini), 6 grapes (a combination of red and green looks nice), and 6 cubes of ham.
The freshly made cheeses production of Italian Dairy Products consists of mozzarella handcrafted in different shapes and dimensions like bocconcini, cherries, burrata, stracciatella, nodini (little knots), treccia (braid shape), sfoglia (thin sheets to be filled as per your taste and then rolled), silano (loaves) used for pizza and scamorza in both natural and smoked type, ricotta, all made with fresh Emirati cow milk.
Combine it with some cold appetisers and salads such as marinated baby eggplant with sundried tomato and pine nuts rocket leaves and Confit Roma Tomato tartar with Bocconcini and you have just discovered heaven.
Tickets are Dhs225 per person, including apicnic basket per couple (inside: Scottish smoked salmon with Russian vegetable salad, artisan breads, vintage cheese, walnuts and homemade chutney, pasta salad with tomato, pesto and buffalo mozzarella bocconcini, chilled roasted chicken, asparagus and goats cheese quiche and New York-style baked cheese cake with mix berries).