Caprese Salad Platter -

A platter with sliced red and yellow tomatoes, fresh mozzarella balls, burrata cheese, roasted cherry tomatoes, pesto, basil leaves, and colorful grape tomatoes, all arranged neatly on a white marble surface.

Caprese Salad Platter

Turn three kinds of tomatoes, two kinds of cheese, and fresh basil into a stunning and delicious caprese salad platter. Serve alongside crusty bread and plenty of olive oil and balsamic vinegar and let guests create their own perfect caprese bites.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Total Time 15

Servings appetizer portions

Author Chrissie Nelson Rotko

Equipment

Ingredients

5 medium to large heirloom tomatoes
Sea salt to taste
8 ounces burrata cheese
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese see notes
4 to 8 ounces cherry tomato confit
3 tablespoons Basil Pesto
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
1 to 2 bunches fresh basil

For serving

Extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze
Crusty bread, crackers, and/or crostini

Instructions

Core the heirloom tomatoes and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Season the slices with a pinch of sea salt.
5 medium to large heirloom tomatoes, Sea salt
On a large platter or serving board, arrange the cheeses. Place the tomato confit and basil pesto in small bowls and set on the platter.
8 ounces burrata cheese, 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, 4 to 8 ounces cherry tomato confit, 3 tablespoons Basil Pesto
Fill in empty spots with the heirloom tomato slices and cherry tomatoes. Tuck the fresh basil leaves around the platter.
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, 1 to 2 bunches fresh basil
Serve with crusty bread, crostini, or crackers, and extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar for drizzling as desired.
Extra virgin olive oil, Balsamic vinegar , Crusty bread, crackers, and/or crostini

Notes

Plating

When plating the burrata, I recommend using a sharp paring knife to cut a sharp X into the top of the cheese. Gently pull the cheese apart at the cuts you just made, exposing the creamy center of the cheese, so that guests know it is different from the fresh mozzarella.
For the fresh mozzarella cheese, you can add the whole ball to the platter, cut it into slices, or opt for fresh mozzarella pearls.

Yield

Serves 8-10 as an appetizer or 4 as an entree.

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