Tomato, Burrata & Broad Bean Salad

Level: Easy - Serves 4

Chop up tomatoes, toss with salt, top with creamy burrata and slather with a broad bean-flecked salsa verde to make this simple yet super-tasty salad

Ingredients

2 cups of tomatoes (I used a mix of sizes and colors)
1⁄2 tsp caster sugar
2 cups of broad beans , podded
handful basil
handful chives
handful flat-leaf parsley
1 tbsp tarragon
1 tbsp lovage
1 tbsp mint leaves
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp Dijon mustard
pinch of fennel seeds
1 lemon , zested
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 cups of burrata or mozzarella balls
hazelnuts , toasted and roughly chopped 

Method

• STEP 1: Chop the tomatoes into a mixture of slices and wedges, then put them in a bowl. Toss with 1/2 tsp salt and the sugar, then leave to marinate for 30 mins. Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil and add the broad beans. Boil for 2 mins, then drain and allow to cool for a couple of mins. Peel them out of their shells. This is a bit fiddly but well worth it – I use my thumbnail to pierce the skin, then gently squeeze out the shiny green beans.
• STEP 2: Finely chop the herbs, then tip into a bowl and whisk in the olive oil, mustard, fennel seeds, most of the lemon zest, and red wine vinegar. Season, then stir in the broad beans.
• STEP 3: Tip the tomatoes onto a serving platter. Top with the burrata, then spoon over the broad bean salsa. Scatter over the hazelnuts and remaining lemon zest to serve.

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