Frozen tomato burrata is the perfect summer appetizer - New Day NW

burrata cheese

🥗Healthier: fresh mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Fresh mozzarella is lower in calories, while ricotta is more budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Freeze big tomatoes for about 24 hours.

Shave the frozen tomatoes using a tool to create thin, fine shavings.

Prepare homemade pesto or use store-bought pesto as a base.

Add a little lemon to the pesto for flavor and toast garlic with pine nuts to reduce the bite.

Pile shaved tomatoes on top of the pesto.

Drizzle with basil oil, which is made from blending basil and olive oil together.

Sprinkle a little salt on top before serving.

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