Name: Mixed tomato salad with burrata
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 burrata, at room temperature; 250 gm baby heirloom tomatoes of various colours, halved; 4 oxheart tomatoes of various colours, coarsely chopped; 2 golden shallots, thinly sliced; 3 tsp salted baby capers, rinsed and drained; 125 ml (½ cup) extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp vincotto; To serve: basil cress; Crostini; ½ baguette, thinly sliced diagonally; For brushing: olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, halved

Mixed tomato salad with burrata

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

This classic combination is hard to pass up when tomatoes are at their peak. Serve the burrata to room temperature to get the most from its lush milkiness.

Ingredients

4 burrata, at room temperature

250 gm baby heirloom tomatoes of various colours, halved

4 oxheart tomatoes of various colours, coarsely chopped

2 golden shallots, thinly sliced

3 tsp salted baby capers, rinsed and drained

125 ml (½ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

3 tsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp vincotto

To serve: basil cress

Crostini

½ baguette, thinly sliced diagonally

For brushing: olive oil

2 garlic cloves, halved

Method

Main

1.For crostini, heat a char-grill pan over high heat. Brush baguette slices with olive oil and grill, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp (2-4 minutes). Rub each with cut side of garlic and set aside.

2.Place burrata on plates. Combine tomatoes, shallots and capers in a bowl and scatter around burrata. Whisk oil, vinegar and vincotto in a bowl to combine, season to taste, then drizzle over tomato salad. Scatter with basil cress and serve with crostini.