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Blood Orange and Burrata Salad

Blood Orange, Beet and Burrata Salad with Hot Honey

A fun play on the popular summer burratasalad using seasonal citrus instead! The rich, creamy cheese pairs perfectlywith the tart blood oranges, earthy roasted beets and spiced honey drizzle.
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Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian, Western
Diet: beetroot, blood orange, burrata, honey
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4 as a starter
Author: Eff | Food Daydreaming

Ingredients

  • 4 small beetroots
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 habanero chilli*, sliced
  • ½ cup mint, divided
  • 4 blood oranges*
  • 100 g rocket
  • 1 large burrata ball*, whole and at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C. Wash the dirt off the beetroot and pat them dry. Wrap each one in a piece of foil, drizzle over with half of the oil, season with salt and close the foil packet tight. Roast in the oven for 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the beetroot, until fork tender but not mushy. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, make the hot honey by combining the honey, sliced habanero and half the mint leaves in a small saucepan. Heat on low for a few minutes until the honey is runny – do not bring to a boil. Set aside to steep for 5 minutes before straining into a sterilised jar*.
  • When the beetroot is cool enough to handle, but not cold, peel the skins off. Hold the beetroot with a paper towel in one hand and use a second paper towel to help peel the skin away*. Slice, either into rounds or wedges and set aside.
  • Peel 3 of the blood oranges by cutting off a thin slice from the top and bottom. Once the blood orange is flat and stable, slice off the rest of the skin by guiding your knife along the line of the fruit, cutting away both the peel and the pith. Then, simply turn the peeled blood orange on its side and cut into slices and set aside for serving.
  • Lay out the rocket leaves on a large platter. Dress simply with the rest of the olive oil and the juice of half the remaining blood orange. Season with salt. Layer over the beetroot wedges and blood orange slices, leaving a gap in the centre for the burrata.
  • When ready to serve, add the burrata, drizzle over with some hot honey, sunflower seeds and the rest of the mint. Cut into the burrata and let the cream ooze out and mix with the dressing and honey. Serve with crusty baguette slices or focaccia and extra hot honey and blood orange juice.

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Notes

  • Any fresh chilli will work here, habanero is just what I happened to have on hand. Choose one that works for your heat tolerance. You can always add more chilli after the honey has had a chance to steep for a while if it’s not spicy enough.
  • I’ll admit, I’m obsessed. I love the raspberry-like sweet tangy flavour of blood oranges. But really, any citrus will work well in this salad, from the convenient orange to the exotic pomelo to the easy to peel and divide mandarin. Choose your favourite!
  • If you can’t find burrata, substitute with mozzarella and add 1 to 2 tablespoons of heavy cream to the olive oil dressing. DO NOT substitute with yogurt as burrata does not have the characteristic tangy of yogurt-based dressings.
  • You will have leftover hot honey. This stores really well if strained into a sterilised jar. Goes particularly well with cheese pizza and fried chicken.
  • Beetroot will stain your hands purple. I find paper towels help to pull the skin away easily, but you can use food safe gloves if you want an added layer of protection. Thought the dye washes off fairly easily usually within the next day.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 261.37kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.02g | Protein: 5.56g | Fat: 14.73g | Saturated Fat: 5.23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.39g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.64g | Cholesterol: 20.41mg | Sodium: 101.94mg | Potassium: 371.41mg | Fiber: 3.12g | Sugar: 25.29g | Vitamin A: 350.38IU | Vitamin C: 53.13mg | Calcium: 134.89mg | Iron: 1.17mg