Grilled Bread And Chiles With Burrata Recipes

BURRATA WITH BROCCOLI RABE AND GRILLED GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add 6 garlic cloves and sauté until golden, 2 minutes. Add the broccoli rabe, red pepper flakes and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook, tossing occasionally, until tender, 8 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grill the bread on a grill pan over medium heat until well marked and golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Rub both sides with the remaining smashed garlic clove and brush with olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Serve the broccoli rabe with burrata, flaky sea salt and the grilled garlic bread.

GRILLED BREAD AND CHILES WITH BURRATA

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high. Lightly brush grates with oil and grill peppers whole, turning occasionally, until skin is mostly blackened and peppers are completely softened, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on size. Place in a medium bowl, cover, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove skins and pull peppers apart, discarding skins, seeds, and stems, if desired. Tear in half if small, or cut into strips about 3/4 inch wide.
• Brush bread on both sides with oil and grill, turning once, until marked and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide burrata among plates, drizzle generously with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Serve with grilled bread and peppers.

BURRATA & SPRING VEGETABLE TOAST

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over medium heat.
• Add the asparagus and red bell peppers to a bowl. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Add the asparagus and bell peppers to one half of the grill. Grill the vegetables, turning as needed, until nicely charred, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush the sourdough slices with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the bread to the other half of the grill. Grill until nicely marked and toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the vegetables to a cutting board and place the grilled bread on plates. Slice the peppers into strips and halve the asparagus.
• Divide and spread the pesto over the grilled bread. Place one burrata on each slice of bread. Sprinkle a pinch of pepper over the burrata. Fill the empty space around the burrata with the asparagus and peppers. Garnish with the fresh basil leaves.

SWEET-AND-SPICY GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH BURRATA

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Put raisins or apricots in a small heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, honey, fish sauce or colatura (if using), red-pepper flakes and salt. Bring to a boil, then let simmer until the mixture reduces slightly, about 3 minutes. Immediately pour over the raisins and let cool. Taste and stir in a little more honey if the sauce is too harsh. (Sauce can be made up to 1 week ahead and stored in the refrigerator.)
• Prepare the vegetables: Oil the grill grate and light the grill. Have a serving platter at the ready.
• Grill the peppers, zucchini, eggplant and corn directly on the grate, in batches if necessary, and turning them as needed. Move them around the grate so they cook evenly. Cook until they are lightly charred, watching them carefully, 5 to 12 minutes, depending on the vegetable.
• To grill the mushrooms and asparagus, place them in a grilling basket if you have one, or put directly on the grill. (Arrange the asparagus perpendicular to the grates so they don't fall through.) Grill, turning as needed, until charred all over, 6 to 10 minutes. Grill the cherry tomatoes, using the vine as a handle if possible, for 1 to 2 minutes, until they start to burst and char slightly. Transfer all the vegetables as they cook directly to the serving platter.
• Add the cheese to the platter next to the vegetables. Immediately drizzle everything with some of the sauce, stirring it up to get the raisins, and with olive oil. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and pepper and scatter the herbs generously on top. Serve the extra sauce and the bread alongside for making crostini with some of the vegetables and more of the tangy sauce.