Grilled Plum Caprese Salad

ACTIVE TIME: 20 MIN. I TOTAL TIME: 45 MIN. I SERVES: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoons freshly chopped basil
  • 2 balls of burrata, at room temperature
  • 2 – 4 splices of prosciutto, torn into small pieces
  • ~ 1 lbs. plums or cherry plums
  • 2 teaspoons honey or mikes hot honey
  • 50/50 Baby Spinach & Spring Mix Blend
  • Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • Balsamic glaze
  • Kosher salt

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 420°.
  2. In a small baking dish, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the cherry tomatoes, sliced onions, garlic and chopped basil. Season with kosher salt.
  3. Place the tomatoes in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes or until the they blister and blacken slightly. Set aside to cool.
  4. While the tomatoes are roasting, slice the plums in half and carefully remove the pits. Drizzle the honey on a plate and lay the plums face down, allowing them to soak up the honey while you preheat the grill to 400°.
  5. Place the plums face down on the top rack of the grill. Cook for about 6 minutes before removing and placing back onto the honey plate and allowing them to cool with the roasted tomatoes.
  6. Assemble the salad by starting with a large helping of washed baby spinach and spring mix in a salad bowl. Next, add the roasted tomatoes/onions and torn prosciutto. Gently split the burrata balls and place them on top. Finish with the grilled plums and a sprinkle of pepitas.
  7. Serve with a generous drizzle of balsamic glaze and the remaining olive oil.

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