Summer Salad
For when you are distracted
Prep time: 10 min | Total time: 10 min | Difficulty: 1/5
I don’t know what’s wrong with me (besides this and that), but sometimes I can’t concentrate even if my orange wine supply depended on it. A lot of embarrassing stories have emerged from this particular quality of mine, but my favourite has got to be the one when I took my dog to the vet only to realise that I forgot to bring him along. Ahem. Please don’t call social services.
And while on most days I’m perfectly capable of following a proper recipe with actual steps, on some days tearing things apart and scattering them on whatever the nearest flat surface I can find is all I can manage. So if your brain sometimes (or always, there is no judgement here) reminds you of a mesh sieve — make this. It’s refreshing and sweet, and somehow smells of summer so much that for the whole 5 minutes that it takes to inhale your portion, it makes you want to get your sh*t together.
Ingredients (serves 2-4)
Cœur de boeuf tomatoes (wow that was a pain to spell) 1 large (or 2 small)
Fresh burrata 1 ball (about 150 g / 5.3 oz)
Peach 1 medium
Apricots 2 medium
Fresh basil leaves a handful
Hazelnuts 2 tbsp / 15 g, roughly chopped
Salt to taste
Balsamic glaze 2 tbsp / 30 ml
Serving Ideas
It makes a nice light lunch or a starter — whatever floats your boat
Equipment
Cutting board
Chef’s knife
Serrated knife (optional, but cool for slicing tomatoes)
Mixing bowl
Measuring spoons
Serving platter
Method
On a cutting board, slice the cœur de boeuf (I’m getting the hang of it) tomatoes into thick rounds
Cut the peach and apricots into thin wedges
Tear the burrata into smaller pieces
Roughly chop the fresh basil leaves
Roughly chop the hazelnuts
Arrange the tomato slices on a serving platter
Distribute the peach and apricot wedges over the tomatoes
Scatter the burrata pieces evenly across the salad
Gather your thoughts — you got it!
Sprinkle the chopped basil leaves and hazelnuts over the top
Drizzle the balsamic glaze evenly (so, the opposite of what you see above) over the salad
Season with salt to taste
Nutritional Value (per serving)
Calories: 574 kcal | Carbs: 46 g | Protein: 24.5 g | Fat: 34 g