This burrata caprese salad is the perfect way to enjoy juicy tomatoes, creamy Burrata cheese and fragrant basil. This salad shows how simple can really better, and it's perfect to make when it's too hot to cook and turn on the oven.
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This is a twist on the classic Caprese salad! I'm going to be honest, I think I prefer this version because I just love burrata! Have you ever had burrata before? Burrata is a cow milk cheese made of mozzarella and cream, giving it a creamy center that I can't get enough of.
This is the perfect summer salad! I love making a salad like this when it's tomato season, using simple ingredients to make the ultimate summer salad. Fresh summer tomatoes are really going to make all the difference here!
I love serving this as an appetizer, and this makes enough for 4 people! You could also serve it as a main course along with some crusty bread and grilled chicken.
Simple, Fresh Ingredients
- Fresh Tomatoes: I love using a mixture of tomatoes! This recipe is best made when it's tomato season; that way, you're using ripe tomatoes that are full of flavor. You can use heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes - whatever type of tomato you like!
- Burrata: Burrata is a soft Italian cheese that has a thicker outer shell of fresh mozzarella and is filled with cream and stracciatella.
- Basil: This herb pairs perfectly with the fresh tomatoes and creamy cheese!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Try to use a good olive oil. I usually keep a large bottle of standard olive oil for cooking, but then a fancier olive oil for dressing salads like this.
- Black Pepper: freshly cracked black pepper is always going to taste better! My favorite peppercorns are tellicherry peppercorns.
Step 1: Thinly slice your tomatoes using a bread knife. If you're using grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, you can just cut those in half if you prefer. Place on a serving platter or plate and sprinkle over salt.
Step 2: Add basil leaves and place the ball of burrata on top of the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and grind fresh black pepper and more salt on top. Enjoy!
The Perfect Summer Dish!
- Try to use a good quality olive oil for this. Not sure how to spot one? To find a high-quality olive oil, look to see if the bottle has a harvest date (olive oil is good for about a year once pressed!), make sure it's in a dark bottle, and a specific name and location on it.
- Using a bread knife instead of a chef's knife is going to make it so much easier to slice tomatoes thinly.
- Can't find burrata at your local grocery store? Use regular fresh mozzarella or small mozzarella balls.
- Add fresh peach slices to this salad or drizzle over homemade pesto.
- Caprese salad doesn't traditionally use balsamic vinegar, but you will find in a lot of restaurants that they had a balsamic glaze or balsamic vinegar so feel free to add that.
Try these summer recipes next!
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Recipe
Burrata Caprese
Ingredients
- 5 oz burrata this is the drained weight
- 3-4 heirloom tomatoes can also sub for regular large tomatoes
- 1 bunch basil leaves
- flaky sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- Thinly slice your tomatoes using a bread knife and place on a serving platter. Arrange basil leaves in between the slices. Sprinkle salt over the tomatoes.3-4 heirloom tomatoes, flaky sea salt, 1 bunch basil leaves
- Place the burrata on top of the tomato slices.5 oz burrata
- Drizzle over olive oil and sprinkle over some more salt and black pepper.olive oil, freshly cracked black pepper
- If you wish, you can tear the burrata up into smaller chunks like I did!
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