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Burrata Salad
This Burrata Salad recipe will be your new favorite, with fresh ingredients including tomato, cucumber, burrata, basil, dill, olives, pita chips, and a simple lemon dressing.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 444 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 lices pita bread
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sumac , optional
- 6-8 cups mixed greens
- 1 English cucumber sliced
- 5 Campari tomatoes , or heirloom tomatoes, quartered or chopped
- ½ cup kalamata olives , pitted and halved
- 1/3 of a small red onion , sliced thinly
- 8 oz burrata , broken into pieces
- 1 cup fresh chopped basil
- 1/3 cup fresh chopped dill
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Zest and Juice from 1 lemon
- Sea salt or flake salt , to taste
Instructions
- Toast pitas: Break the pita bread into small bite-size pieces. Heat 3 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan until shimmering, and add the pita bread. Fry briefly until browned, tossing frequently. Using a pair of tongs, transfer the fried pita chips to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Season with salt, pepper.
- Assemble: Add greens to a large bowl. Top with cucumber, tomato, olives, and onion. Tear or cut the burrata into pieces and arrange on top of salad. Sprinkle with fresh basil and dill.
- Mix lemon juice, zest and olive oil together and drizzle over salad. Sprinkle with fresh cracked sea salt or finishing salt, and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Pita Chips: inspired by the Fattoush salad that my lovely friend Suzy from the Mediterranean Dish made for me.
- Recipe Variations:
- Peach Burrata Salad: Omit olives and dill and add fresh mint and fresh sliced peaches to the top of the salad.
- Watermelon Burrata Salad: Omit olives and dill and add fresh mint, sliced watermelon and blueberries on top of the salad.
Nutrition Information
Calories
444kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
42g
(65%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
284mg
(12%)
Potassium
759mg
(22%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
2052IU
(41%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
372mg
(37%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 444
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 444kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 42g | 65% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 284mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 759mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 2052IU | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 372mg | 37% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.