Recipe for Fried Panela and Watercress Salad 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
2 bn young watercress thick stems discarded
8 oz Panela cheese cut 8 even slices
Well-seasoned flour
1 x egg beaten with
1 tsp water until frothy
2/3 cup dry breadcrumbs, Panko preferred
3 tbl unsalted butter
3 tbl olive oil
1/2 cup tiny cherry-type tomatoes
Sea salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
2 tbl fresh lemon juice
2 tbl crisp fried capers
Instructions:
Instructions: Divide the watercress among 4 soup plates. Dust the cheese slices with flour then dip in beaten egg. Drain and roll in the breadcrumbs pressing gently to evenly coat. Set cheese aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons each of the butter and oil in a saute pan and quickly saute until tomatoes just begin to soften but still hold their shape. Season well with salt and pepper and spoon over watercress.

Add remaining butter and oil to pan and quickly saute Panela until lightly browned and crisp on both sides. Drain cheese briefly on paper towels. Add lemon juice to pan and swirl over high heat to slightly thicken. Season with salt and pepper and spoon over cress. Arrange fried Panela on top and scatter fried capers and/or anchovies over and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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