Tomatoes and Burrata
Servings 4
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Tomatoes & Burrata:
- 1 ball Burrata cheese, halved
- 1½ cups Heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered depending on size
- Good olive oil, to taste
- Balsamic glaze, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Fresh basil, chiffonade (chop and add right before serving)
Garlic Toasts:
- 1 Baguette, sliced thinly on a diagonal
- Olive oil, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 1 clove of garlic, halved lengthwise
Instructions
Tomatoes & Burrata:
- Cut the ball of burrata cheese in half crosswise and place the halves, cut-side down, in a serving dish.Add the tomatoes around the cheese, then drizzle with good olive oil and balsamic glaze. Season with lots of freshly cracked black pepper and sea salt, to taste.
- Season with lots of freshly cracked black pepper and sea salt, to taste.
Garlic Toasts:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice the baguette diagonally into thin slices.
- Lay the slices in one layer on a baking sheet, brush each with olive oil, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
- Bake the toasts for 10 minutes, or until they are browned and crisp.
- Remove from the oven and rub one side of each piece of toast with the cut side of the garlic as soon as they are cool enough to handle.
To Serve:
- To serve, top the tomatoes and burrata with fresh basil and serve with the garlic toasts at room temperature. Enjoy.