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Tomato & Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze

Chaya
Aug 26
2 min read

Updated: Aug 26

This delightful salad is bursting with fresh tomatoes, creamy burrata, and tart pickled onions. A sweet and savory balsamic glaze ties the whole salad together.


Colorful salad with tomatoes, burrata cheese, balsamic glaze, and basil oil on a white plate. Light wood background. Fresh and appetizing.


This is my very first post on Silan&Sesame: the Blog.


You might be wondering what the significance of today is.


The answer? Absolutely nothing.


But it was my summer project to finally switch S&S from an email list to a Blog. (yes, the capital B is necessary.)


And summer went by so. fast.


So what finally gave me the push to press the "publish" button?


It wasn't the fact that school is starting. Nor was is that Rosh Hashanah is in 2 weeks.


Nope. What shocked my senses is that Starbucks started selling their Pumpkin Spice Latte this week. And if PSL season is here, then despite the weather saying otherwise, summer is basically over.


So, without further ado, I present: my very first blog post!



I’m very wary when I order a salad from a restaurant, since I find that the menu description rarely comes to fruition in real life.


I’m promised crispy greens, but more often than not, I’m weeping at the wilted lettuce on the plate. 


Sad, I know.


But then, a little over a year ago, I went to an excellent restaurant in Israel; and the burrata salad description sounded so tempting! 


It had to be ordered. So what if I was once again disappointed? 


Spoiler: I wasn’t.


Overhead style of a colorful salad with tomatoes, burrata cheese, balsamic glaze, and basil oil on a white plate. Light wood background. Fresh and appetizing.


Savory tomatoes were offset with creamy burrata and acidic pickled onions, while an herbaceous basil oil brought it all together for a perfect bite. 


It was so good, I’ve made it (almost) every week since. 


We love making this salad for shaleshudis, but its perfect for anytime!


Hand pours green dressing from white textured mug over a colorful salad with tomatoes, pickled onions and burrata on a plate.




Tomato & Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze


Ingredients:


  • 4 cubes frozen basil

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

  • 10 oz green Twilight tomatoes or tomatoes of choice

  • ¼ cup Balsamic Pickled Onions

  • 1 container mini burratine or 1 large ball of burrata cheese

  • 3 tbsp Tuscannini Balsamic glaze



Directions:


  1. In a small bowl, combine the basil and oil to create a basil oil. Set aside.

  2. Slice tomatoes in half lengthwise and place in a serving bowl. Gently rip apart the burrata and nestle within the tomatoes.

  3. Scatter pickled onions over the tomatoes and burrata.

  4. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and basil oil.


Note: Unfortunately, this recipe does not store well as leftovers, so it must be eaten fresh (and finished!)



Smacznego!


Chaya



Salad with tomatoes, burrata, basil and balsamic drizzle on a plate beside a white mug on a soft-lit table

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