Roasted garlic, shallots, and cherry tomatoes are spooned over balls of fresh burrata cheese. Then top with a mix of basil and micro basil and serve with toasted ciabatta (or your favorite cracker). This Caprese salad is fresh, summery, and so delicious. Perfect for spring and summer days, plus all the upcoming summer holidays!
Ingredients:
6-7 garlic cloves, peeled
1 shallot, halved
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
salt and black pepper
chili flakes
4 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cup fresh basil leaves
handful of micro basil (optional)
2-3 balls burrata cheese, at room temperature
grilled bread or crackers, for serving
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400° F.
2. Place the garlic, shallots, 3 cups tomatoes, and thyme in a baking dish. Drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Bake for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes burst.
3. Meanwhile, arrange the burrata in a salad bowl. Slice the remaining tomatoes.
4. Squeeze the garlic cloves and shallots onto a cutting board. Mash/chop into a paste. Mix with the tomatoes in the baking dish, add the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, and season with pepper.
5. Spoon the roasted tomatoes and oil over and around the burrata. Top with lots of basil and the sliced tomatoes. Add salt and chili flakes! Dig in with bread and/or crackers.
Roasted Garlic Tomato Burrata Caprese
Ingredients
- 6-7 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 shallot halved
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- salt and black pepper
- chili flakes
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- handful of micro basil optional
- 2-3 balls burrata cheese at room temperature
- grilled bread or crackers for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- Place the garlic, shallots, 3 cups tomatoes, and thyme in a baking dish. Drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Bake for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes burst.
- Meanwhile, arrange the burrata in a salad bowl. Slice the remaining tomatoes.
- Squeeze the garlic cloves and shallots onto a cutting board. Mash/chop into a paste. Mix with the tomatoes in the baking dish, add the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, and season with pepper.
- Spoon the roasted tomatoes and oil over and around the burrata. Top with lots of basil and the sliced tomatoes. Add salt and chili flakes! Dig in with bread and/or crackers.
