Burrata Cheese And Rocket Leaf Salad, Crispy Curry Leaf Dressing

Burrata is a knotted bundle of mozzarella cheese filled with soft curd. It is used mostly in the salads and it is really elegant and filling. There are different sizes of burrata cheese available, so you can pick and choose according to the number of people being served. The cheese is basically kept on the bed of rocket leaves with roasted cherry tomatoes and the dressing used in this salad is of olive oil. It is completely healthy and really tastes good. If you are serving someone who is not insulin-resistant you can season it with balsamic glaze.

Prep Time

10 Mins

Cook Time

Total Time

15 Mins

Recipe By: Chef Anurag Basu

Recipe Type: Salad

Serves: 2

Ingredients

Fresh burrata cheese - 1 cup

Crunchy baby rocket leaves - 1 ½ cup

Vine ripened tomatoes - ½ cup

Curry leaves - 7-8 leaves

Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

How to Prepare

1. Wash and clean the rocket leaves.
2. Drain them well, ensure no water is left on the leaves.
3. Take the ripened tomatoes and cut them into halves.
4. Take the burrata cheese ball and cut it into 6 pieces.
For the dressing
1. Sun-dry the curry leaves for about 24 hours till crisp.
2. After that, make a powder of it. Keep it aside.
  
  In a pan, take olive oil.
3. Heat the oil on a slow flame.
4. Always heat the oil on a low flame, otherwise, the oil will convert into trans fat which is a bad form of fat.
5. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle.
6. Take it off the flame and allow to cool.
7. After that add the curry leaf powder, honey and salt.
  
  Whisk properly to make the dressing.
Assembling of the salad
1. Arrange the burrata cheese on top of the rocket leaves, in a bowl. Then add the vine tomatoes.
2. Generously pour the curry leaf dressing on the top.

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