Burrito is a well-known Italian cheese similar to mozzarella, which is another of the most famous Italian cheeses. However, burrito is milder in flavor and buttery in texture. Among its ingredients we find rennet and fresh milk cream, which is why it is so creamy.
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This type of cheese is ideal for salads because it provides freshness and flavor. In addition, accompanied by a rich homemade pesto, it offers us a complete and very aromatic dish. we offer you this rich burrito salad recipe, very complete and with ingredients that you are going to love. Keep reading and discover how to make burrito and tomato salad, you will love it!
Ingredients to make Burrito Salad with Tomato, Arugula and Pesto:
For the pesto:
- 1 bunch of basil
- 25 grams of pine nuts
- 25 grams of grated parmesan
- 1 small garlic clove
- 50 milliliters of olive oil
For the burrito salad:
- 50 grams of arugula
- 1 avocado
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 50 grams of smoked salmon
- 1 burrito
- 1 pinch of pine nuts
How to make Burrito Salad with Tomato, Arugula and Pesto:
- To make the pesto sauce, put the basil leaves, the pine nuts, the grated Parmesan and a small clove of garlic or half of a larger one in the blender jar. Add 50 grams of olive oil and blend with the blender. If you see that it is very thick, add a little more oil and beat again. Booking.
- Now yes, start with the salad. Put on the plate that you are going to use to serve it, or a salad bowl, the arugula spread over the entire plate, previously washed and disinfected.
- Peel the avocado and cut it into thin strips. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half. Distribute both the chopped avocado and the tomatoes on top of the arugula. We have chosen to make burrito and cherry tomato salad, but you can use any other variety of tomato that you like.
- Tip: If you are going to take a long time to serve the salad, rub half a lemon through the avocado once it has been opened so that it does not brown.
- Chop the smoked salmon and spread it over the salad. Take the burrito out of its preservation liquid and place it in the middle of the salad.
- Add the pesto you had reserved and sprinkle a few pine nuts. If you don’t feel like making burrito and pesto salad, you should know that salsa Rosa and yogurt sauce are also perfect.
- When serving the salad, chop the burrito and mix it with all the ingredients. And ready! As you can see, the recipe for Italian burrito salad with arugula, avocado, tomato and pesto is very simple and quick to make. Likewise, you can always add more ingredients to the list if you wish.
