Burrata and Olive Tapenade on a Baguette

Whoever made burrata, truly deserves an award because you DON'T get better than this, people. If you've never had burrata, it is an Italian cow milk cheese made from mozzarella and cream. It's so flavorful and much softer than mozzarella.

Today I present to you my "Burrata and Olive Tapenade on a Baguette". It is the perfect combo of salty and crunchy and it was so easy to make.

This is the perfect lunch for my vegetarians out here or my people who just love a good cheese sandwich. It has your healthy fats from the olives, 10 grams of protein from the burrata and walnuts , carbs from the baguette, and daily sources of greens from the cucumber and arugula.

If you're looking to add more protein to this sandwich, feel free to top it with grilled chicken! It would still be delicious. Let me show you how to make this incredibly delicious sandwich!

Yields: 1

Portion: 1 sandwich

Prep time: 5 minutes

Total time: 10 minutes

This recipe is vegetarian.

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Ingredients:

½ baguette

Burrata at room temperature

Handful of arugula

Thinly sliced cucumber

Freshly ground black pepper

Optional garnish of fresh basil, chiffonade

Olive tapenade:

1 cup of kalamata olives

¼ cup of walnuts

6 separate parsley vines, washed and stems removed

1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil

Juice of ½ lemon

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Instructions:

1. First, slice your baguette into even sized sandwich strips. Each piece should be about 6 inches long or so. (15 cm)

2. Toast both pieces until warm, but not too crispy.

3. While you're waiting for the baguette to toast, prepare your olive tapenade in a food processor. (a blender works as well) Add in the kalamata olives, walnuts, parsley, olive oil, and lemon and blend until pureed.

4. Have your burrata ripped into multiple pieces.

5. Let's put it all together: on one side of the baguette, spread on your desired amount of olive tapenade. Layer on the cucumber and the arugula. Top with the burrata slices. Garnish with fresh basil and black pepper if you'd like. It's always up to YOU and what makes your life easier. Add the other side of the baguette on top, slice in half, and enjoy!

I hope you love this recipe as much as I did, so if you do, please leave me a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I always read through my suggestions and comments, so please let me know your thoughts. If you have any questions you can feel free to DM me here or through Instagram. Speaking of Instagram - please tag me in all of your creations! I love seeing how the recipes come out and seeing how talented you all are. Sending my love.

xoxo,

Jasmin D the RD