Tomato Burrata Plate Appetizer

Featured in our Summer 2021 Food + Entertaining article, Upscale Picnic, this tomato and burrata appetizer is delicious and flexible. Adjust the ingredients to your needs—make as much or as little as required.

Tomato Burrata Plate Appetizer

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Course: Appetizers
Servings

4-6

servings

This tomato and burrata appetizer is delicious and flexible. Adjust the ingredients to your needs—make as much or as little as required.

Ingredients

  • Cherry tomatoes, sliced

  • Fresh basil, roughly chopped

  • Dash of sugar

  • Olive oil

  • Salt and pepper, to taste

  • Burrata (the creamy texture spreads easily on crostini)

  • Pesto, store-bought or homemade

  • For the crostini (or store-bought)
  • French bread, sliced

  • Olive oil

  • Italian seasoning

  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  • Combine tomatoes, basil, sugar, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  • To make the crostini: Brush olive oil on both sides of sliced bread and sprinkle with seasoning. Bake at 300 degrees for 15–20 minutes until crispy.
  • Serve with burrata, pesto, and plenty of crostini.

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