Fifteen Christmas Salad

This salad is interesting. It calls for buffalo mozzarella, which I've never tried before. I found one at Trader Joe's and I really like it. I also like the combination of flavors. The problem I have with this salad is that it is very pretty, but very difficult to eat, or to get a bite with a combination of flavors. Still, I'm glad I gave it a go.

Fifteen Christmas Salad

1 medium sized ball of buffalo mozzarella
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon
1 clementine, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick discs
1 small handful arugula and baby lettuce, washed and dried
a small bunch of fresh mint, leaves picked
lemon oil dressing
2 slices smoked prosciutto
a small handful of freshly saved Parmesan cheese
balsamic vinegar

Get two individual serving plates out and tear a ball of mozzarella into two rough chunks on each plate. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and grate over the lemon zest. Arrange the clementine slices over the mozzarella- one clementine per plate.

In a bowl, dress the arugula and baby lettuce and mint leaves in a little dressing, reserving a few small picked mint leaves for serving.

On a chopping board, lay out a slice of prosciutto and use this to pick up and wrap half the dressed leaves.

Place the little package on one of the plates, on top of the clementine slice. Repeat this for the other plate. Serve with a shaving of Parmesan, a sprinkling of mint leaves and a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar.