Author Adapted by Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Ina Garten
Equipment
Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Tomatoes & Burrata:
1ballBurrata cheese, halved
1 ½cupsHeirloom cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered depending on size
Good olive oil, to taste
Balsamic glaze, to taste
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Fresh basil, chiffonade
Garlic Toasts:
1Baguette, sliced thinly on a diagonal
Olive oil, to taste
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
1clove of garlic, halved lengthwise
Instructions
Tomatoes & Burrata:
Cut the ball of burrata cheese in half crosswise and place the halves, cut side down in a serving dish.
Add the tomatoes around the cheese then drizzle with some good olive oil and then some balsamic glaze.
Season with lots of freshly cracked black pepper and sea salt, to taste. Top with chopped basil right before serving.
Garlic Toasts:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Slice the baguette diagonally into thin slices. Lay the slices in one layer on a baking sheet, brush each with olive oil, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
Bake the toasts for 10 minutes, or until they are browned and crisp.
Remove from the oven and rub one side of the toasts with the cut side of the garlic as soon as they are cool enough to handle.
Serve the tomatoes and burrata with the garlic toasts at room temperature. Enjoy.