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Nodini, avocado, fermented black bean and basil salad with toasted garlic shards

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

8 pieces nodini (knotted) mozzarella
2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced into 1.5cm pieces
1 lemon, juiced
2 T sesame seeds, toasted
6 cloves garlic, finely sliced and deep-fried until golden
16 fresh basil leaves
20 ripe baby Roma tomatoes, halved

For the fermented black-bean dressing

50 g lemongrass, chopped
1 5cm piece ginger, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
3/4 cup olive oil
2 T sesame oil
4 T brown sugar
3/4 cup sherry
125 g soaked fermented black beans

Method

Arrange the salad ingredients on a platter and drizzle over the dressing.

To make the dressing, fry the lemongrass, ginger, garlic and onion in the oils. Add the sugar and sherry, and boil for 5 minutes. Add the soaked beans and stir through. Cool.

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Nodini, avocado, fermented black bean and basil salad with toasted garlic shards

Nodini, avocado, fermented black bean and basil salad with toasted garlic shards

Ingredients

Method