Burrata Salad with Caramelized Peaches and Walnuts
Three contrasts build this dish: warm caramelized peaches, cold creamy burrata and toasted walnuts. Make it in August, when peaches are at their sweetest.
⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
Seal the oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and black pepper in a jar and shake well, until smooth.
Jar
To assemble
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Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat 3–4 minutes, stirring, until they turn lightly golden and fragrant. Chop coarsely.
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💡Toast over medium heat and keep things moving: nuts, pine nuts and spices go from toasted to burnt in seconds. Transfer to a plate right away, since the hot pan keeps toasting.
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Halve the tomatoes.
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Halve the peaches, remove the pits and cut each half into 3 wedges.
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Heat the butter and honey in a skillet over medium-high heat, until the butter melts.
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Lay the peach wedges in a single layer and sear 2 minutes per side, until golden and slightly softened but not falling apart. Let cool 5 minutes.
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Toss the leaves with half the dressing and arrange on a serving plate.
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Arrange on top the tomatoes and peaches.
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Place the burrata balls in the center.
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Sprinkle the nuts and basil on top.
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Drizzle with the rest of the dressing and serve immediately.
💡The dressing goes on only just before serving: dressed green leaves wilt within minutes.
463calories
13 gprotein
18 gcarbs
39 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 15%● fat 74%
Per serving (285 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Balsamic vinegar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 16 g · 88 kcal per 100 g · More about Balsamic vinegar →
Dijon mustard: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Dijon mustard →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Peach: measured in pieces: one ≈ 150 g · 39 kcal per 100 g · More about Peach →
Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Honey: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 21 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Jar· Also works: Storage container (None)
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