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Mixtura cum Caseo
(Soft Cheese with a Herb Purée)

Origin: Roman      Period: Traditional

Original Recipe

Mixtura cum Caseo (from Cato's De Re Rustica)

Addito in mortarium satureiam, mentam, rutam, coriandrum, apium, porrum sectivum, aut si non erit viridem cepam, folia latucae, folia erucae, thymum viride, vel nepetam, tum etiam viride puleium, et caseum recentem et salsum: ea omnia partier conterito, acetique piperati exiguum, permisceto. Hanc mixturam cum in catillo composurris, oleum superfundito.

Translation

Put savory in the mortar with mint, rue, coriander, parsley, sliced leek, or, if it is not available, onion, lettuce and rocket leaves, green thyme, or catmint. Also pennyroyal and salted fresh cheese. This is all crushed together. Stir in a little peppered vinegar. Put this mixture on a plate and pour oil over it.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

1 leek
100g Feta cheese
100g strong Cheddar cheese
2 or 3 mint leaves
1 small lettuce (little gem preferably)
handful of rocket leaves
handful of fresh coriander
handful of fresh parsley
a sprig each of rue, thyme and pennyroyal
½ tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil


Method:

Finely shred the leek into thin 1.5 cm strips. Steam these until tender. Once they are cooked, transfer to a food processor then add the lettuce along with the herbs and the grated cheese the pepper and the vinegar. Process until this becomes a fine uniform paste. Taste and add salt and more vinegar if desired.

Place the purée in a bowl and garnish with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil. Serve with warm bread.

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