Burrata Salad with Fried Zucchini and Vegetable Chips
This recipe combines creamy burrata with pan-fried zucchini, eggplant, and beet chips to make up a perfect crostini-style topping. You can add kale if you like and simply spoon onto thick slices of toasted sourdough.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 2medium beets
- 1medium eggplant
- 4tablespoons rapeseed oil, divided, or more as needed
- 1pinch flaked salt
- 1medium fresh zucchini, thinly sliced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped
- 4sprigs parsley, chopped, or more to taste, divided
- 1(4 ounce) ball burrata, torn
- 8slices sourdough bread, or more to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Step 2
Use a mandoline to thinly slice beets and eggplant into "chips." keeping them separate so eggplant does not turn red. Lightly drizzle with 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil and season with salt flakes. Lay out each vegetable piece on the prepared baking sheet without overlapping them.Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn each slice over and continue baking until crisp and golden, watching carefully so they don't burn, about 5 minutes.Step 4
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add sliced zucchini and season with salt and pepper. Cook until zucchini begin to brown lightly. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the parsley.Step 5
Lay out burrata and pan-fried zucchini on a serving platter. Add eggplant and beet chips. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and another turn of black pepper.Step 6
Brush sourdough slices with remaining oil. Heat a griddle pan over medium heat until it begins to smoke. Toast sourdough slices on the hot griddle for 1 minute. Flip and toast for 1 more minute. Serve toasted sourdough with the salad.