Green Beans with Burrata, Bacon, and Balsamic

If I am perfectly honest, in the past I have found burrata to be over played and over used. I think it is because it is so typically used with just tomatoes and basil, which is still delicious. I set out to come up with a way to use burrata with a different twist. Enter this dish. The crisp tender green beans, salty bacon, tangy vinaigrette and creamy burrata combined together make this dish simply irresistible.

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Green Beans with Burrata and Balsamic

Yield: 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb green beans
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 8 oz burrata, or 2 burrata balls split into 4 pieces
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon shallots, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cracks black pepper
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 slices bacon

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt to the water. Blanch green beans for 4-5 minutes, until crisp tender. Drain beans and add to a bowl of iced water.
2. While beans cool, cook bacon on stove top until crispy. Drain bacon from fat and crumble.
3. In a blender, add balsamic vinegar, shallots, garlic, thyme, dijon, honey, salt and pepper. Blend to combine. Slowly pour in olive oil on low speed.
4. To assemble, plate green beans, followed by burrata and bacon. Drizzle balsamic on top and finish with cracked black pepper.