Needing a delicious summer salad? How about this twist on a traditional caprese salad? This tomato burrata caprese salad is just what you need for a fresh and delicious Italian inspired recipe. It’s low carb and gluten free too, so it’s perfect for a light and healthy meal, side salad or snack.
You can’t go wrong with a tomato burrata salad. It’s savory, fresh and light. It’s always satisfying and super easy to put together. You just need a few simple ingredients for this tomato caprese salad!
Feel free to skip to the recipe card if you’re ready to get right into it. We do cover common questions, tips, and tricks in the body of this post to keep reading if you’re wondering something. We do also include tons of step by step pictures in the body of the post.
Ingredients:
- Fresh burrata cheese – We use fresh burrata cheese in place of fresh mozzarella in a classic caprese salad. It’s just as good, if not better in our opinion! We love the creamy texture.
- Cherry tomatoes – Or heirloom tomatoes. In the summer we love to pick up tomatoes from the farmer’s market. In any case, since this is largely a tomato salad, you are going to want to choose something delicious. We eat it year round, so we often opt for cherry tomatoes that are always sweet.
- Extra virgin olive oil & Balsmic vinegar- Since there are only a few ingredients in this dish, you will want to use something high quality.
- Fresh basil leaves – Sweet Italian basil is what you will need for this.
- Kosher salt or flakey sea salt & freshly ground black pepper – Simple seasoning, but again, high quality is going to make a world of difference.
How to Make The Burrata Caprese Salad:
Toss the tomatoes in a bit of olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper. We like to halve the cherry tomatoes. If you’re using a large, heirloom tomato or other variety, you will want to cut them into slices.
Arrange the basil leaves around the tomatoes on the plate.
Place the ball of burrata in the center of the tomatoes and basil. Drizzle everything with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Gently break open the burrata with a spoon so the creamy center spills out. Drizzle the remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Dig in!
Tips For The Best Caprese Salad:
- Grab your favorite variety of tomatoes. In the summer, local heirloom tomatoes (from the farmer’s market) would be our top choice. In the off-season, we often opt for always sweet cherry tomatoes. Mighty Vine tomatoes are our favorite. They’re a local (to Chicago) indoor greenhouse that produces fantastic tomatoes year round.
- Burrata is best used fresh. If you open a package before putting the salad together, make sure it’s no more than 3 days within using it. Burrata cheese can go bad sort of fast since it’s so fresh.
- Fresh sweet Italian basil is definitely what you need for this recipe, and use as much or as little as you want!
What Is Burrata Cheese?
Burrata is a very soft and luscious cheese made from cow’s milk. It comes shaped in a ball, and looks similar to a ball of fresh mozzarella. Burrata cheese has a very loose texture. There are soft cheese curds with cream wrapped up inside of an outer shell made of mozzarella cheese.
Both mozzarella and burrata are born in southern Italy, but burrata is the much younger of the two cheeses! Mozzarella is a staple in many Italian dishes. Burrata is so rich and flavorful, it’s often served on its own, with a drizzle of olive oil and simple garnishes.
Burrata is the fresh, soft curds and fresh cream that are stuffed inside of mozzarella cheese scraps. This cheese was invented mostly as a way to reduce leftover mozzarella food waste, and it’s such a great invention!
What Is A Caprese Salad?
A caprese salad is a simple Italian salad. It’s made with sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and sweet Italian basil. To season and dress it, you keep it simple with salt, pepper, olive oil and/or balsamic vinegar.
More Recipes To Try:
- Burrata and Prosciutto Salad with Arugula
- Top Sirloin Steak Caprese Skewers with Walnut Pesto
- Eggplant Milanese (GF, Keto)
- Creamy Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta
- Gluten Free Garlic and Cheese Breadsticks
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Burrata Caprese Salad
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 1 ounce fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces burrata cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or sea salt, to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Toss the tomatoes in a bit of olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper. We like to halve the cherry tomatoes. If you’re using a large, heirloom tomato or other variety, you will want to cut them into slices.
- Arrange the basil leaves around the tomatoes on the plate. Place the ball of burrata in the center of the tomatoes and basil. Drizzle everything with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Gently break open the burrata with a spoon so the creamy center spills out. Drizzle the remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Dig in!
- Enjoy fresh, these don't save very well.
Notes
- This salad is best enjoyed fresh, right away, and doesn’t save well.
- Grab your favorite variety of tomatoes. In the summer, local heirloom tomatoes (from the farmer’s market) would be our top choice. In the off-season, we often opt for always sweet cherry tomatoes.
- Burrata is best used fresh. If you open a package before putting the salad together, make sure it’s no more than 3 days within using it. Burrata cheese can go bad sort of fast since it’s so fresh.
- Fresh sweet Italian basil is definitely what you need for this recipe, and use as much or as little as you want!
Nutrition
These nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are only estimates. We cannot guarantee the accuracy.
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