Fresh Mozzarella And Clementine Panzanella

Name: Fresh Mozzarella And Clementine Panzanella
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup clementine juice; 2 tsp honey; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 celery stalks, cut in 2-in. pieces; 2 tbsp olive oil, divided; 1 demi-baguette, roughly torn; 8 cups chopped watercress, (about 2 bunches); 4 clementines, peeled and sliced into rounds; 2 250-g balls fresh mozzarella, roughly torn; 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Prep Time20 min
Total Time25 min
Makes4 servings

By Chatelaine

Salad with clementines, pomegranate seeds and watercress in a brown bowl on a brown table.

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)

This sweet and creamy chopped salad is dressed up with a honey vinaigrette.

Dressing

1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup clementine juice
2 tsp honey
1/2 tsp salt

Salad

4 celery stalks, cut in 2-in. pieces
2 tbsp olive oil, divided
1 demi-baguette, roughly torn
8 cups chopped watercress, (about 2 bunches)
4 clementines, peeled and sliced into rounds
2 250-g balls fresh mozzarella, roughly torn
3/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Instructions

Position racks in centre and top third of oven and preheat broiler.
Dressing: Whisk vinegar with oil, clementine juice, honey and salt in a medium bowl. Season with pepper.
Salad: Toss celery with 1 tbsp oil on a baking sheet. Broil in top third of oven for 5 min. Remove from oven; flip celery and push to 1 side of pan. Add torn baguette to other side of pan. Drizzle remaining 1 tbsp oil overtop. Broil in centre of oven until bread is toasted, 3 to 5 min.
Assemble watercress, clementines, mozzarella and pomegranate seeds on a platter. Top with celery and croutons. Drizzle dressing overtop.

Kitchen tip

Make this recipe vegan by substituting a plant-based fresh-mozzarella-style cheese for the mozzarella.

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