This beautiful Burrata Board is filled with the best assortment of charcuterie meats, cheese, produce, and fresh summer flavors, all perfectly arranged and served with a pile of crostini or crackers.
Easy to make and fun to create with your favorite seasonal fruits and veggies, a sweet and savory food board is bound to bring friends and family together.
About Burrata Cheese Board
Burrata Boards are the tastiest charcuterie trend for entertaining – they’re bright, fresh, and pair perfectly with a few sips of Strawberry Vodka Lemonade Cocktail to accompany the dinner spread.
Whether you’re a charcuterie connoisseur or a cheese board devotee, my simple recipe is a guide to make-your-own burrata salad board masterpiece, complete with creamy cheese, salty meats, juicy fruits, and crunchy vegetables.
Burrata balls have a solid mozzarella outer shell with a hollow center filled with cream; its the best balance of flavors and textures to complement a wide array of foods, from blackberries and figs to tomatoes and toasted baguette.
Surround your pillowy burrata with all of your favorite cheese board fixings, all placed together on one pretty burrata platter.
Looking for more party platter ideas? Check out my vegetable and fruit trays for all of your holiday and seasonal entertaining.
Why We Love This Burrata Charcuterie Board Recipe
- Quick and easy to make.
- Uses fresh, wholesome ingredients.
- Customize your tasty snack tray with your own cheesy creations and fill it with your favorite in-season fruits and veggies.
- Swap out the summer produce and make a fall burrata board or winter burrata plate.
- Ultimate summer entertaining dish for outdoor dinner parties or celebrations.
- Serve it as a snacking board for your grazing guests or with bowls as a refreshing salad course or appetizer.
Burrata Cheese Board Ingredients
- Burrata cheeses
- Strawberries
- Bresaola (cured beef)
- Prosciutto
- Genoa salami
- Soppressata
- Peaches
- Sugar snap peas
- Crostini or crackers
- Fresh basil leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Balsamic glaze
- Kosher salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
Substitutions and Additions
- Pick Your Produce: Feel free to include other optional fruits or veggies on your cheese board, like watermelon, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cherries, cantaloupe, honeydew, plums, apricots, grapes, cucumbers, bell peppers, or olives.
- Mix-Up The Meat: Any cured and dried meat would go great with a burrata board. Some ideas include Calabrese, Spanish chorizo, Capocollo, Mortadella, pate, sausag, Jamon Iberico
- Grab Some Garnish: Feel free to add a drizzle of truffle oil, a spoonful of pesto, some fresh mint or other herbs, or some arugula on the side.
Recommended Tools
- Shallow dish
- Burrata charcuterie board
How to Make A Charcuterie Board With Burrata
It is so quick and easy to prepare a burrata plate at home, served in the center of the best cheese board snacks. It’s the perfect party appetizer or dish to share for summer entertaining and outdoor dining.
- Prepare The Cheese: Cut an X into the burrata, open it up, and place in a shallow dish in the center of the board.
- Assemble: Arrange the meats, fruits, and veggies around the burrata and surround it with crostini or crackers. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic over the burrata cheese and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Pro Tip: You could also serve the crackers on a separate dish. - Serve: Scatter fresh basil leaves around the board and serve. Enjoy!
Pro Tip!
- Get creative with the fruits, veggies, or meats on the board. Use whatever you love or have available to you.
- I highly suggest drizzling the burrata with olive oil and balsamic glaze.
How to Store a Charcuterie Board
- To Store: The burrata board can be enjoyed for up to 2 hours at room temperature before it needs to be refrigerated. Cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
More Easy party Food Recipes
Burrata Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 8 oz (2 4oz) burrata cheeses
- 1 pint strawberries stem on, sliced in half
- 12 slices bresaola (cured beef) similar to prosciutto
- 6 slices prosciutto thin
- 4 slices genoa salami thin
- 4 slices soppressata thin
- 4 peaches pits removed and sliced
- 4 ounces sugar snap peas
- 12 crostinis or crackers
- 2 ounces fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tablespoon balsamic glaze
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Cut an X into the burrata cheese and place in a shallow dish for the center of the board. Open up the burrata cheeses.
- In separate sections surrounding the burrata, lay the strawberries, peaches, sugar snap peas, bresaola, prosciutto, salami and soppressata. (To save on room, i mixed the prosciutto with the salami and soppressata)
- Surround the shallow dish of burrata with the crostinis or crackers. ( You could also serve them on another dish)
- Dizzle the olive oil and balsamic over the burrata cheese and sprinkle with the salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
- Scatter the fresh basil leaves around and serve.
Jenn’s Notes
- Get creative with the fruits, veggies, or meats on the board. Use whatever you love or have available to you.
- I highly suggest drizzling the burrata with the olive oil and balsamic glaze.
