Heirloom Tomato🇮🇹 Salad With Pesto & Burrata drizzled with Balsamic Glaze 🍋 Ladies Lunch 25 5 of 8

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats while being more affordable.

burrata cheese

🥗Healthier: fresh mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Fresh mozzarella offers a similar texture at a lower cost.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier but vegetable oil is more economical.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino is a less expensive cheese.

Thinly slice one shallot and add some red wine vinegar to pickle it, then set it aside.

Measure out 3 tablespoons of homemade pesto and 1/4 cup of olive oil, then set aside.

Use three heirloom tomatoes, slice off the tops, and thinly slice the tomatoes, intertwining all the different colors.

Season the sliced heirloom tomatoes with salt and black pepper.

Drizzle the heirloom tomatoes with your best extra virgin olive oil.

Place the pickled shallots around the salad.

Drizzle the pesto sparingly over the tomatoes.

Tear the burrata cheese and place it on top of the salad.

Tear fresh basil with your fingers and sprinkle it over the salad.

Drizzle balsamic glaze over the salad before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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