Chefs' Recipes

Roast yellow peach and burrata salad with pomegranate dressing

The sweetness of roasted summer stone fruits balanced by the creaminess of gooey burrata make for one simple, crowd-pleasing salad.

By Guillaume Zika
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking (plus cooling)
  • Serves 4
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Peach burrata salad
Almost like a savoury version of peaches and cream, a peach burrata salad balances stone fruit sweetness with rich, creamy burrata. It's no wonder it's a go-to summer salad recipe for The Tropic chef Guillaume Zika.
"This recipe works well even when your peaches aren't quite ripe, because roasting them brings out the sugar," says Zika.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 yellow peaches (180gm each), halved, stones removed
  • 6 thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve
  • 2 tbsp roasted pistachio, coarsely chopped
  • burrata (200gm each)
Pomegranate dressing
  • 90 ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 25 ml lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp pomegranate molasses
  • 1½ tsp sumac
  • ½ tsp white wine vinegar

Method

  • 1
    For pomegranate dressing, place ingredients in a bowl, season to taste and whisk to combine.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 160˚C. Drizzle a large ovenproof frying pan with oil and place over medium heat. Add peaches, cut-side down and cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to oven and roast until just soft (16-18 minutes). Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Remove skins and discard.
  • 3
    To serve, arrange peaches on a large serving plate, top with burrata and drizzle with pomegranate dressing and extra olive oil. Scatter with thyme leaves and pistachios; season to taste.