Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Burrata + Toast.
Everyone, meet my DREAM summertime meal.
Yes, I did say meal. I know technically this is an appetizer, but put burrata cheese, toast, and the most delicious heirloom cherry tomatoes in front of me and it becomes my meal. Like I’ll eat the entire thing myself.
It. Is. SO. Good.
Do you guys remember on Monday how I told you all that I found the prettiest heirloom tomatoes over the weekend!?? Yeah, well this is just ONE of the MANY recipes that have come from that batch of tomatoes. Honestly, you cannot believe all the recipes inspired by these heirloom tomatoes. I know how insane it sounds, but I swear, finding those tomatoes was basically the best thing ever for my creative juices.
YESSS.
Really, I need to try to make it out to the farm stand a bit more. I mean, you just never know what you might find!
So here’s how this whole recipe goes down. First, you should know that it is embarrassingly EASY. Like toss everything together in a bowl and call it a day.
…one, start off with your marinade. It’s a simple blend of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh garden herbs (or for me herbs in pots outside my door…which I LOVE having), garlic, salt + pepper. Super simple blend, but seriously SOOOO good.
…two, now add in your tomatoes. They don’t have to be heirloom cherry tomatoes, but if you can find them, I want to BEG you to cough up the extra bucks and buy the heirlooms. Like nothing compares – NOTHING. It’s like eating candy. YUM.
…three, chill time. You wanna let your tomatoes marinate for at least thirty minutes, but a few hours is ideal…meaning, yes, this is an amazing party appetizer that you can make in advance. Yes, please!
…four, once your tomatoes have had some chill time and you’re ready to dive in, you need to grill or toast some really good bread. I love a good seeded sourdough.
…five, and probably most importantly, get yourself a few balls of really good burrata cheese. Oh yes, burrata, aka my favorite cheese of the summer.
…six, find some fresh figs to pair with your cheese, tomatoes, and bread.
….seven, eat, and eat, and EAT. Well um, OK. 🙂
Pretty simple, right? So simple that I’m pretty sure this recipe should become at least a once weekly thing until summer’s end. Yes, FOR SURE.
And let’s not even talk about summer’s end until mid September, because even though the days are slowly getting shorter and my nights are becoming increasingly colder, I am not even ready to think about the fact that this is our last full month of summer. Just no… I can’t.
From now until mid September it’s going to only be talk of tomatoes, corn, zucchini, all the berries, all the stone fruits, and all the icy cold sweet treats. Deal? K, cool!
Soooo, this means tomatoes + burrata for dinner, right???
OK, and lastly, I have some exciting news to share! The Bloglovin’ Awards will be held in New York City on September 12, 2016 and Half Baked Harvest has been nominated as one of their Top 5 Food Blogs. I am so excited and obviously, I would be thrilled if you guys would click over, check out the other nominees and vote for your favorite…me or maybe someone else. But umm, okay, I totally hope it’s me! ? 2016 Bloglovin Awards
You can vote once a day through September 12th, here’s the link to check it all out. Go NOW and VOTE… please and thank you!!
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Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Burrata + Toast.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, burrata, cherry tomatoes
Put burrata cheese, toast, and the most delicious heirloom cherry tomatoes in front of me and it becomes my meal. Like I'll eat the entire thing myself.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + pepper
- 12 leaves fresh basil roughly chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced or grated
- crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- 2 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 2-3 balls burrata cheese
- fresh figs for serving
- 1 loaf crusty sourdough seeded whole grain or ciabatta bread, sliced
- slices olive oil enough to drizzle over bread
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
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In medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt + pepper, basil, thyme, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Add tomatoes and gently toss to combine. Allow the tomatoes to marinate for 2-4 hours or in the fridge. Bring to room temp before serving.
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To serve, place the tomatoes in a serving bowl or bowls and top with burrata cheese and fresh figs. Serve with grilled or toasted bread.
Grilled Bread
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Preheat your grill to high heat or preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
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Place the slices of bread on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil on both sides. Rub each side of bread with the halved garlic clove. Sprinkle the toast with salt and pepper. Place the bread slices on the grill and grill both for about 2-3 minutes per side or until lightly chard. Remove from the grill and serve warm with the tomatoes + burrata.
Summer tomatoes + cheese + carbs?!? Yup. Happening without a doubt over here! ?
Good morning, i am discovering your blog from the South of France, you have such an amazing imagination in terms of food combination (well not really for this one, tomatoes and mozzarella is a common dîner for us here, but i must say you have a way of presenting it, you would be able to surprise even our italian neighbhors!). All this to say that we (french) are much more “conservative” in terms of food and less “daring”, but i really like what you prepare. I wil vote for your blog. Well done. Ingrid
Hi Ingrid!! So happy you found my blog!!
Thank you so much, all the nice words are making me blush?
Yes! We have to make the most of tomatoes season, it is gone so fast!
I love burrata too and this is totally my kind of lunch.
It’s gone way to fast!! So happy you like it Maëva! Thank you!
well, anything burrata and tomato is good in my book!!
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Thanks Miranda (:
Yes, indeed!! I can make a whole meal out of this. I soooo miss this time of year when you have the beautiful tomatoes available. BTW, do you have any left????
Thank you!! And only a few left! 🙂
Voted!!!
Thanks Allyson!
dear god, this is my ABSOLUTE favorite kind of food! I love tomatoes and cheese and i especially love a dinner that’s just picking kind of food!!!
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YES!! You and I both!! Thanks Jess!!
Oh lady, this is DEFINITELY a full meal for me. Let’s be honest—I could burrata into dinner all on its own, and now that those tomatoes are involved, I’m done for in the best possible way.
Haha, done for in the best possible way.. I love it! Thanks Erin!
I voted! Good luck Tieghan and can I come to the awards? I’m just a short train ride away!! So this dish tho – I could eat this morning noon and night – not kidding. So delish!
Awwww!! Thank you so much, Kathy!!! I mean, of course you can! I am not sure I will be attending, but I will update the blog if I am. Hope you are having a great week and happy almost Friday!
Voted!!
Thank you!!
Summer in a bowl! August is all about tomatoes, basil, corn, peaches and nectarines for me. I go to the farm stands just about every day so I can savor the very best gifts of summer. Congrats on the Bloglovin’ nomination! Good luck!
I think we have pretty similar ideas of August foods!! Thanks Jean!!
This is what I call yummy! Simple but packed with amazing flavours! Congratulations on the nomination & good luck!
Thanks so much Julia!!
Voted for you!! 🙂
Thanks Rhian!!
You bet your boots I voted for you! Good luck! And thanks from hot, humid Houston for another cool dinner!
(: Thank you Marpy!
finally tried burrata a couple days ago (we ordered a pizza that was served with a huge ball of burrata in the center, and my brother was annoyed bc he said it was the hardest he’d ever worked to eat some pizza), and it was so creamy and silky! ofc it would be delicious with marinated tomatoes and toast (:
So glad you tried it!! It’s delish!!
I love your blog and will be voting daily. Question – do you have a brand of balsamic vinegar that you like to use?
Hey Jennie!! Thank you so much! I use DaLallo or the Costco Kirkland brand. Both are great. Thanks again and I hope you love this! 🙂
Voted! 🙂
Thank you Penny!
Just voted for you!! 😀 Good luck, Tieghan!
Thanks a ton Sarah!
Maybe a very stupid question, but what’s the difference between heirloom and “normal” tomatoes? Here in I haven’t seen any tomatoes labeled as “heirloom”.
Hey Patricia!! Heirlooms tomatoes are the most natural form of tomatoes. They have not been crossbred o mixed with other varieties of tomatoes. Regular tomatoes work as well. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Eating tomatoes and voting today.
Please continue adding the link each day–lazy voter.
Thanks Nancy!! I will!!
I adore recipes that come together so easily… and yet are so impressive to guests. This could be my dinner every night and I’d be a happy guy.
They’re the recipes I live for! Thanks Brian!!
This is definitely my kind of meal, I could eat salads like this everyday.
Hope you love it!!
Just voted for you. I LOVE your site!!! I love your pictures, your dishes, your rustic approach, everything!!! I love marinated tomatoes but those heirloom ones you got are so gorgeous! Keep up your good work and hope you win! ☺
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much Shelia! Making me smile at my dang computer screen!!
This is perfect summer food and you present it and photograph it so beautifully!
Thank you Lili! (:
I love cherry tomatoes to begin with so this dish just speaks to me!
Perfect, hope you love it!
Love love love the photos. I’m totally for Appetizers as lunch as I am for breakfast as dinner. Voted for you.
Thank you so much! Yes, I am so with you! LOL! Also thank you for voting, means so much to me!! ?
So gorgeous! This is my dream summer meal too!
That is awesome! Thanks Laura! ?
BEAUTY. You can’t go wrong with these types of meals!
Thanks Cass! (:
This looks so yummy! I love the idea of a savoury option. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Anna!! (:
Really really looks fantastic !! Can you tell me were the small bowls are from?
Thanks Puck!! I bought those on Esty. Try searching handmade pottery. Here is the scope I bought mine from: https://www.etsy.com/shop/susansimoniniLet me know if you have questions. Thanks!!
Love this recipe. Just an FYI. I tried to go on the link to vote for your blog but the link went to the 2016 awards…which your blog won…but it didn’t let me cast my vote for 2017
Thank you! That is from last year 🙂
Just made this. Absolutely delish marinade!!! A staple for my sweet 100 cherry tomatoes…Thanks so much!
I am so glad you liked this Alyson! Thank you so much!
How far in advance can you make the tomatoes? Is a day and a half too long?
Hey Kim! You can make the tomatoes up to 4 days ahead of time. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
This was my go-to recipe last spring/summer and now I have started again!! This time I used it to make pasta salad instead of serving it over bread. Another fabulous recipe!!
Thank you Danielle! xTieghan
Loved this so much! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am so glad to hear that! Thank you Melinda! xTieghan
Hi! are you supposed to cut the tomatoes in half before marinating?
thanks!
Hey Alexandra,
Yes cut the tomatoes in half first. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
This was bomb. My husband and I loved it. I made it for him after a long day of school and he was thrilled.
Hey Jennifer,
I am delighted that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! xTieghan