Smashed Cucumber & Sweet Potato on Whipped Burrata

 

🥒 Smashed Cucumber & Sweet Potato on Whipped Burrata 🍠✨

The viral side dish with the most stunning color play. Smash, swoosh, devour. 🌿

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📝 Ingredients

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🍠 The Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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・2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

・3 tbsp olive oil

・1 tsp ground cumin

・1 tsp smoked paprika

・½ tsp ground coriander

・1 tsp flaky sea salt

・½ tsp cracked black pepper

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🥒 The Smashed Cucumber

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・1 large English cucumber

・1 tbsp rice vinegar

・1 tbsp lemon juice

・1 tsp sesame oil

・1 garlic clove, grated

・½ tsp red chili flakes

・½ tsp flaky sea salt

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🧀 The Whipped Burrata Cloud

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・2 large fresh burrata balls, 8 oz each

・3 tbsp full-fat Greek yogurt

・3 tbsp olive oil

・1 tbsp lemon juice

・1 tsp lemon zest

・1 garlic clove, grated

・½ tsp fine sea salt

・¼ tsp cracked black pepper

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✨ The Finishing Crown

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・3 tbsp dark balsamic glaze

・2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

・Fresh torn basil leaves

・Fresh mint leaves

・Cracked black pepper

・Flaky sea salt

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

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🔥 Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

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🍠 Toss sweet potato cubes with olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika, coriander, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.

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🔥 Spread the cubes in a single layer and roast for 30 minutes until deeply caramelized and crispy at the edges.

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🥒 Place the cucumber on a cutting board and smash gently with the flat side of a knife until cracked.

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✨ Tear the smashed cucumber into rough chunks and toss with rice vinegar, lemon, sesame oil, garlic, chili flakes, and salt.

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🧀 Drain the burrata and blend with Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, zest, garlic, salt, and pepper until cloud-light.

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🥄 Drag a generous swoosh of whipped burrata across a wide black plate using the back of a spoon.

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🍠 Pile the crispy sweet potato cubes onto the burrata in artful overlapping clusters.

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🥒 Scatter the smashed cucumber chunks between the sweet potatoes for fresh emerald color contrast.

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🌿 Drizzle dark balsamic glaze generously, scatter sesame seeds, and finish with basil, mint, pepper, and salt.

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🕒 Recipe Details

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Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4