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Ingredients
100gfrozen peas
200grunner beanssliced and cut into 3 cm pieces
2ripe peacheseach cut into 6 segments
4 x 100gburrata (or 2 large, halved)
10basil leaves
Pesto
70 gunsalted pistachio kernels
1clovegarlic
20gbasil leaves
80gextra virgin olive oil
50gparmesanfinely grated
1tbsplemon juice
Instructions
Start with making the pesto. Put all the ingredients apart from the lemon in a food processor. Pulse a few times until you have a paste. Check seasoning and add lemon juice a little at a time to taste. Put in a bowl, drizzle the top with a little more olive oil and set aside until needed.
Prepare a bowl with ice and cold water (ice bath)
Blanch the runner beans in boiling salted water for 5 minutes adding the peas for the last minute. Drain and plunge into ice bath.
Drain beans and peas out of ice water into a bowl, Gently toss with 2 tbsp of the pesto. Tear the basil leaves into the greens reserving a few to finish.
To plate the dish, divide the vegetables between 4 plates, place a burrata in the middle. arrange segments of peach around the plates. Dab more pesto on the salad and cheese.