Burrata and Tomato Salad with Garlic Toasts
 
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A delicious salad to enjoy as a light meal, with ripe, sweet tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, fresh basil and garlic toasts
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: Serves 2
Ingredients
  • 2, 2 oz. Burrata cheese balls
  • 10 oz. ripe tomatoes, such as Campari and/or grape
  • ½ very small red onion
  • 2 slices of sourdough bread
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • --- sprig of fresh basil
  • For the vinaigrette:
  • 2 TBSP. sherry or red wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp. mustard
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 6 TBSP. extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • ¼ freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Remove the Burrata from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and honey. Pour over the extra virgin olive oil, while whisking, season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and set aside
  3. Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces, and thinly slice the red onion. Add both to the bowl with the vinaigrette. Allow to marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature
  4. Brush two large pieces of sourdough bread with olive oil and toast in a hot skillet (or grill) on both sides. Rub a clove of garlic on one side of the slices and cut into triangles
  5. Tear the balls of Burrata gently to reveal the creamy interior and place them in the middle of a serving platter. Place the marinated tomato mixture around the Burrata and arrange the garlic toasts along the other side
  6. Garnish with some fresh basil leaves and drizzle some more extra virgin olive oil. Serve at once
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/burrata-and-tomato-salad-with-garlic-toasts/