Recipe of the month “Burrata sandwich”

You can enjoy this delicious sandwich recipe for lunch, but also for dinner with a soup on the side. It is a well-filled sandwich with various ingredients such as Serrano ham, green pesto, cherry tomatoes, and of course, burrata. If you don't know what burrata is, read on. Burrata is made from mozzarella and cream. This combination makes it a delicious, creamy cheese with a soft, pure flavor. Besides being great on a sandwich, it is a cheese that goes well with almost anything, for example in a salad. For the preparation of this recipe So you really don't have to be a master chef. The recipe is on the table in no time, too., The preparation time is +/- 15 minutes. I would say, give the recipe a try, and we are very curious to hear what you thought of it! 

Ingredients for 2 people:

• 1 ciabatta (75 grams each)
• ½ burrata ball (125 grams)
• 12 cherry tomatoes (300 grams)
• Serrano ham (100 grams)
• 2 tbsp (15 grams per tablespoon) green pesto
• Pine nuts (20 grams)
• Pinch of salt and pepper 
• Balsamic dressing (20 ml per spoon)
• Optionally, you can sprinkle some chili flakes over it. 

* Halve the quantities indicated above if you want to make the sandwich just for yourself. 

Preparation method of the Burrata sandwich:

• Preheat the oven grill for 5 minutes.

• Put cherry tomatoes in an oven dish with some olive oil, pepper and salt.
• Then place the baking dish in the preheated oven under the grill for 10 minutes.
• Toast the pine nuts in a frying pan without oil.
• Cut the 2 ciabatta rolls in half.
• Drizzle both rolls with some olive oil.
• Briefly fry the rolls on the side with olive oil until golden brown in the same frying pan where the pine nuts were just cooked.
• Then spread the green pesto on the rolls. 
• Then place the Serrano ham on top. 
• Cut the burrata in half and mash one half onto each roll.
• Then top the rolls with the grilled cherry tomatoes and pine nuts.
• And finally, some balsamic dressing. 
• And finally, put the cap on and attack!

Bon appétit!

Nutritional value per roll:

Kilocalories per person = 582 kcal
Carbohydrates: 44 grams (30 EN%)
Protein: 29 grams (20 EN%)
Fat: 31 grams (48 EN%)

NOTE! To make it easy to log this dish into our digital food diary, we have included it in our RWIJK GYM nutrition app under “my meals” under the name “RWIJK GYM Burrata sandwich”.