Tomato and Watermelon Salad
with Burrata and Pine Nut Crumble
Tomato and Watermelon Salad with Burrata and Pine Nut Crumble
6
servings30
minutes40
minutesThis salad is packed with bright flavors and fresh acidity. It's incredibly versatile and pairs great with B Cellars Blend 23, Chardonnays, or Rosé. Coaxing out different flavors with each.
Keep the screen of your device on
Ingredients
- Tomato Vinaigrette
1 cup yellow cherry tomato
1/4 cup sherry vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp honey
1/2 cup EVOO
salt
- Pine Nut Crumble
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 Tbsp dry basil
- Salad
1 small seedless watermelon
3 large yellow heirloom tomatoes
1 large English cucumber
3/4 cup tomato vinaigrette
8 oz burrata cheese, split into 6 equal pieces
1/2 cup pickled red onions
1/2 cup pine nut crumble
18 small green and purple basil leaves
salt
pepper, freshly ground
Directions
- Tomato Vinaigrette
- Combine tomatoes, vinegar, mustard, honey, and salt in a blender
- Blend until smooth
- Add olive oil gradually, blending constantly until incorporated and thick
- Pine Nut Crumble
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Place pine nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown
- Transfer to a shallow bowl and let cool
- Combine panko and parmesan in a small bowl and spread the mixture evenly on parchment or nonstick foil lined baking sheet
- Bake 8-9 minutes or until golden brown and let cool
- Combine pine nuts, panko mixture, and basil in a food processor, pulsing until coarsely chopped.
- Salad
- Cut 4.25in thick slices from watermelon and tomatoes
- Cut 3 circles from each melon slice and cut out the tomato centers using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter
- Slice cucumber into 12 1/4-inch slices
- Spread 2 tablespoons of tomato vinaigrette onto the plate
- Stack tomato, watermelon, cucumber and repeat once
- Place 1 piece of burrata cheese on top of the stack
- Top with pickled red onion
- Sprinkle plate with pine nut crumble and garnish with basil leaves
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Pairing Suggestions
This salad is packed with bright flavors and fresh acidity. It’s incredibly versatile and pairs great with B Cellars Blend 23, Chardonnays, or Rosé. Coaxing out different flavors with each.
Leave A Comment