Chef Jessica Monty
Summery Tomato & Strawberry Burrata Toast
INGREDIENTS
- Sourdough Bread, 3 sliced
- Roasted Bell Peppers, 2 ( choose two different colors )
- Burrata, one ball
- Fresh Heirloom Tomato, cubed
- Strawberries, 5 hollowed and quartered
- 1/2, minced
- Olive Oil, 3 teaspoons
- White Balsamic Vinegar, 2 teaspoons
- Parsley, 2 Tablespoons minced, stems removed
- Sea Salt and Aleppo pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Toss bell peppers in olive oil and roast at 450 until charred, stir twice
- Toast bread while bell peppers are roasting
- When bell peppers are charred, remove from the oven and place in a bowl and seal with a lid. Set aside to steam for ~10 minutes
- Peel skin of bell peppers and slice in 1/2 - 1 inch chunks
- Add bell peppers, strawberries, shallot, and parsley to a bowl. Add vinegar, olive oil and season to taste, and gently toss.
- Spread a portion of burrata on toast. Add bell pepper salad over the top.
KNIIFE UTILIZED
A scalloped (serrated) knife helps maintain the integrity of both ripe produce and crusty bread, ensuring that your Summery Tomato & Strawberry Burrata Toast looks and tastes as fresh and elegant as intended.
Summery Tomato & Strawberry Burrata Toast
(aka your new go-to for pretending you're on vacation in the Mediterranean)
This is toast that fully leans into summer’s greatest hits: juicy peak-season tomatoes, sweet strawberries that taste like sunshine, and burrata—the cheese equivalent of a cashmere sweater. Soft, rich, and unapologetically creamy, it melts into every crevice of your crusty sourdough like it was born to be there.
The fruit and tomato duo? It shouldn't work, but it does—beautifully. The strawberries bring sweetness, the tomatoes bring umami and a little acidity, and together they team up to make burrata sing. Add a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of flaky salt, and maybe a few torn basil leaves for dramatic effect. Bonus points if you hit it with a balsamic glaze and call it dinner.
No cooking required, unless you count toasting bread as cooking. Which, in this heat? We absolutely do.
