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Tomato & cottage cheese “burrata” salad

Heirloom tomatoes and rocket topped with creamy cottage cheese, pistachios, basil, Parmesan and balsamic reduction.

Ingredients

  • 4–5 ripe heirloom tomatoes, sliced
  • 25 g rocket
  • 1 shallot, finely diced
  • 200 g creamy cottage cheese
  • 1 handful roasted pistachios, crushed
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • A generous pinch grated Parmesan
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Flaky salt and dried oregano
  • Balsamic reduction, preferably Pedro Ximénez

The kitchen spell

  1. Season olive oil on the serving plate with flaky salt and oregano.
  2. Add rocket and arrange tomato slices over it.
  3. Scatter on the shallot and spoon cottage cheese over the tomatoes.
  4. Add pistachios and basil and season again.
  5. Finish with Parmesan, a little olive oil and a generous drizzle of balsamic reduction.