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Pesto Butter Bean + Juicy Tomato Salad with Creamy Burrata

When the ingredients are good, stick to simple. Punchy pesto, fresh tomatoes, juicy Queen Butter Beans and creamy burrata - this is the kind of salad you throw together in minutes and somehow looks like you really tried. No cooking required, just good ingredients doing what they do best.

Feeds: 3
Takes: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 jar Queen Butter Beans - drained

500g fresh tomatoes - cherry, vine, heirloom, or a mix, roughly sliced

1 ball burrata (125-150g) *(see alternatives below)

Burrata alternative:

Buffalo mozzarella - same weight, torn into pieces

Cottage cheese - 150–175g, drained, spooned on top as a creamy alternative

For the pesto

1 large bunch fresh basil (about 30g)

40g pine nuts

1 garlic clove, crushed

30g parmesan cheese, grated (or veggie alternative)

Juice of ½ lemon

5 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle

NOTE: shop bought pesto is also fine! You’ll need about 4 tablespoons

Directions

1

Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over a low-medium heat until golden, about 2 minutes. Set aside a small handful, including 5-6 basil leaves, for garnish.

2

Put the remaining pine nuts, basil, garlic, lemon juice and parmesan in a blender or food processor. Put the remaining pine nuts, basil, garlic, lemon juice and parmesan in a blender or food processor. Pulse while gradually adding the olive oil until a thick, spoonable paste forms. Taste and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper if needed.

3

Toss the drained butter beans with one tablespoon of the pesto - just enough to coat for flavour.

4

Arrange the halved tomatoes on a large serving platter or shallow bowl with a light drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of flaky sea salt. Spoon over the beans, roughly tear the burrata (or substitute) on top, and spoon over the remaining pesto. Finish with the reserved pine nuts and basil leaves and a few cracks of black pepper.

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