A couple of days ago, I made a pound of mozzarella. Last night, I was getting ready to grate it in my food processor for pizza and I decided to go outside and get some oregano. I put about a cup of oregano leaves right in the processor along with the mozzarella and grated it all together. (I used the large grater blade. I was afraid the herbs might gum up the fine blade.) The oregano leaves shredded right along with the cheese, leaving just a few stray whole leaves. This made a wonderful cheese topping for pizza!
I have a little bit of the cheese left over and I think it will be great tossed on top of pasta, garlic toast, baked potatoes, and all sorts of things. I think I will be doing this a lot this summer whenever I’m grating cheese!
Oregano Mozzarella
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msmitoagain says:
Very nice. The crust on that pizza looks so good too.
On May 24, 2011 at 8:49 am
MonkeyPhil says:
Looks good. Try basil and throw some of the cheese on tomatoes. Add a little oil and vinegar and you have a wonderful salad.
On May 24, 2011 at 9:23 am
prayingpup says:
Oh-h-h-h . . . . that looks so yummy!
On May 24, 2011 at 9:44 am
Leah's Mom says:
I LOVE the way that looks!
On May 24, 2011 at 9:50 am
Window On The Prairie says:
And it’s a time saver, besides looking delicious.
On May 24, 2011 at 10:06 am
Nobarnfarm says:
I like to mix different herbs in w/my mozzarella too, but I use a different approach. Just before stretching it, toss in some finely chopped herbs +/or red pepper flakes. While stretching the cheese, you can work the herbs into it. This also makes a great slicing cheese for snacks/appetizers.
On May 24, 2011 at 1:39 pm
rurification says:
Great idea! [pun intended…] I need to make some moz!
On May 24, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Journey11 says:
That sounds soooo yummy! I love my oregano, even as a landscape plant. It smells heavenly.
On May 24, 2011 at 4:43 pm
VictorianGirl says:
Your pizza looks so delicious it’s making me hungry (and that’s coming from an Italian!). I’m new at cheesemaking and haven’t made mozzarella yet but you have given me the incentive to try it soon. Thank you for your lovely blog, I’ve been enjoying it so much and look forward to reading your daily post.
On May 24, 2011 at 11:33 pm