Waterloo, WI — Fresh tomatoes are the stars of harvest season, and foodservice customers seem to have boundless enthusiasm for fresh tomatoes featured on restaurant menus. The classic combination, of course, is fresh mozzarella and fresh tomatoes. This year, take advantage of the quality of Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Fresh Mozzarella, offered in a variety of sizes for foodservice.
Fresh Mozzarella lends itself to tomato-rich appetizers, salads and pasta dishes. Whatever your menu needs, Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Fresh Mozzarella comes in a convenient size. Perline (pearl size), Ciliegine (cherry size), Ovoline (egg size), Bocconcini (ball size) and Medallions are just a few of the options. A marinated ciligine (marinated in an olive oil/canola oil blend with Crave’s own spice mix) is available in retail and foodservice containers. In addition, 8-ounce Fresh Mozzarella balls, 1-pound Fresh Mozzarella balls, and 1-pound logs are available.
Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics offer customer-pleasing recipe ideas featuring Fresh Mozzarella and tomatoes. For example, Fresh Mozzarella—Ciliegine are featured in the Marinated Herbed Tomato Salad, a simple-yet-sensational recipe that relies on the flavor and quality of its fresh ingredients. It’s a combination of Fresh Mozzarella—Ciliegine, fresh tomatoes, sweet peppers, Spanish onions and pitted black olives with an herbed vinaigrette dressing.
Shareable appetizers include Baked Caprese Salad, an easy-to-prepare recipe featuring Crave Brothers Marinated Fresh Mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and sliced baguettes. Brush sliced baguettes with marinade from the Fresh Mozzarella and bake on a baking sheet until bread is crisp. Remove from the oven and top bread slices with fresh tomato slices and Fresh Mozzarella. Return to the oven until tomatoes and cheese are warm. Top with fresh basil and serve.
Pizza-lovers can celebrate tomato season with Pizza Margherita that combines fresh tomatoes, fresh basil and Crave Brothers Fresh Mozzarella—Ovoline or Medallions. These ingredients work together to create a memorable pizza.
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Fresh Mozzarella is made at a farmstead cheese facility on a state-of-the-art family farm in Wisconsin. The farm emphasizes conservation and sustainability. For more recipe ideas or information about Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics, visit the website at www.cravecheese.com.
Crave Brother Farmstead Classics Pizza Margherita
1 pre-baked 10 or 12 inch pizza crust
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 ripe plum tomatoes, sliced thin
12 ounce Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Fresh Mozzarella-ovoline, sliced
6-8 fresh basil leaves, chopped
Preheat oven to 425° F. Place pizza crust on pizza pan. Brush pizza crust with olive oil. Arrange tomatoes and fresh mozzarella on pizza. Sprinkle chopped basil over entire pizza. Bake about 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. Serve immediately.
Yield: 4-6 servings
The Crave family farms 1700 acres of rich land in south-central Wisconsin, growing soybeans, corn and alfalfa to use as nutritious feed for their Holstein cows. Every pound of cheese made by George Crave, a licensed cheese maker, is made with milk from the family's herd. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese produces Mascarpone, Fresh Mozzarella, Les Frères® and Petit Frère® French-style cheeses, Farmer's Rope® Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese and Oaxaca.
Source: Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC
