Cook the Book: Ginger-Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes with Watermelon, Burrata, & Spicy Arugula

Name: Cook the Book: Ginger-Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes with Watermelon, Burrata, & Spicy Arugula
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters baby arugula; 473 milliliters 1-inch pieces red or yellow seedless watermelon; 2 burrata, 8 ounces each; 118 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters roughly chopped fresh basil; 1 (6 inches) fresh ginger, peeled; 59 milliliters cured black olives, pitted and sliced; 118 milliliters thinly sliced red onion; 6 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps aged sherry vinegar; 24 baby heirloom tomatoes or multicolored vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cook the Book: Ginger-Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes with Watermelon, Burrata, & Spicy Arugulan a try. This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 46g of fat, and a total of 512 calories. It will be a hit at your Summer event. If you have baby arugula, onion, pieces, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Grate the ginger on the large holes of a box grater. Wrap the grated ginger in a piece of cheesecloth or thin kitchen towel and squeeze over a medium bowl to extract the juice. You should have about 4 tablespoons of juice.

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Extract

Ginger

Juice

Wrap

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Kitchen Towels

Cheesecloth

Box Grater

Bowl

Whisk the ginger juice, the 1/2 cup of olive oil, and the sherry vinegar in a medium bowl to blend.

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Sherry Vinegar

Ginger Juice

Olive Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the tomatoes, red onion, and half of the basil and toss until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow the tomatoes to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Red Onion

Tomato

Basil

Add the watermelon to the marinated tomatoes and toss until well combined. Toss the arugula in another bowl with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Watermelon