Burrata Bruschetta is a quick to make and delicious appetizer combining burrata cheese with a homemade kalamata olive relish.
These pictures are rare. It’s not often that I look at food after I’ve taken a picture and wonder if it looks appetizing. Especially when the food I’m photographing is as delicious as it is simple to make. The olive relish is so good though! I didn’t want to skimp on it. I hope it comes across as a recipe you want to try. Because you really need to try it!
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I love burrata cheese. It can help elevate a dish, like my recipe for Burrata Pasta. Or it’s a real treat on its own. And speaking of the olive relish, you can kind of choose your own adventure. Make it with green olives instead of kalamata. Or add some fresh lemon or orange zest. Even some chopped summer tomatoes, for a more traditional bruschetta. Save this recipe for your next party if you’re looking for something super quick to make.
Ingredients for Burrata Bruschetta
- Burrata Cheese – here’s some more excellent recipes with burrata cheese you won’t be able to resist
- Baguette – use a sharp bread knife for slicing
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – here’s a list of some of the best brands to look for
- Garlic – here’s a helpful tutorial for how to easily peel cloves of garlic
- Kalamata Olives – use pitted olives, you can also use green olives or a mix of olives
- Fresh Parsley – or use a blend of Italian herbs
- Red Pepper Flakes – add a little or a lot, depending on if you like spice or not
- Salt and Pepper – I just bought this salt box to keep next to my stove
How to make Burrata Bruschetta
The first step is preparing your bread slices. Move one of your oven racks to the upper third and turn on your broiler. Slice a baguette into about 1/2-inch slices and place them on a cooking sheet in a single layer. Broil the bread until it is lightly toasted. Keep an eye on it. I am notorious for starting to do something else and forgetting I just put bread in the hot oven!
Once the baguette slices are toasted, drizzle them lightly with the extra virgin olive oil. Then rub each slice with a peeled clove of garlic.
Finely chop the kalamata olives. Mix them together with the fresh herbs, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Add some lemon zest too. Or use green olives instead of kalamata.
Place the burrata cheese onto a rimmed plate. Spoon the olive “relish” on top of the cheese. Be sure to set out a couple of knives, or even spoons, to dip into the cheese and olive mixture, to spread it on each slice of bread.
Kitchen Tips
- Sharp bread knife for slicing the baguette
- Cheese knives for slicing the burrata and scooping it onto the bread slices
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Burrata Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 2 balls burrata cheese
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley or a mix of your favorite fresh herbs
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp lemon zest optional
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 French baguette
Instructions
- The first step is preparing your bread slices. Move one of your oven racks to the upper third and turn on your broiler. Slice the baguette into about 1/2-inch slices and place them on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Broil the bread until it is lightly toasted. Keep an eye on it. I am notorious for starting to do something else and forgetting I just put bread in the hot oven!
- Once the baguette slices are toasted, drizzle them lightly with one tablespoon of the extra virgin olive oil. Then rub each slice of bread with a peeled clove of garlic.
- Finely chop the kalamata olives. Mix them together with the fresh parsley (or herb mixture), the remaining olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Add some lemon zest too. Or use green olives instead of kalamata.
- Place the burrata cheese onto a rimmed plate. Spoon the olive "relish" on top of the cheese. Be sure to set out a couple of knives, or even spoons, to dip into the cheese and olive mixture, to spread it on each slice of bread.
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