Burrata Mushroom Bites
These cheesy bites over whole-wheat pita rounds make for a light and fresh meal or appetizer.
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Choose large, uniformly sized mushrooms to ensure you can pack an equal amount of the cheesy filling into each. Secure with sandwich picks, if you like, and serve with a green salad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced crosswise (or 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, diced)
- 16 large cremini mushrooms, stemmed
- 2 8-inch whole-grain pitas, split
- 1 cup baby arugula, coarsely chopped, plus additional for garnish
- 6 oz fresh burrata cheese, room temperature, patted dry and torn into 16 pieces
Pantry staples
- 1 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar, divided
- 2 tsp dried basil, divided
- 1/2 tsp each sea salt and ground cumin, divided
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425˚F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, 1 tsp each oil, vinegar and basil and 1/4 tsp each salt and cumin. Spread in a single layer in center of baking sheet, leaving room along outer edges. In same bowl, combine mushrooms, remaining 2 tsp oil, 1 tsp each vinegar and basil and 1/4 tsp each salt and cumin. Arrange mushrooms stem side up along outer edges of baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn mushrooms, stirring juices into tomatoes, and bake until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, using a 2½-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 4 rounds from each pita half to make 16 rounds. On a separate baking sheet, arrange pita rounds in a single layer. Bake until lightly toasted and golden.
- Top pita rounds with arugula. Place 1 mushroom stem side up on top of each pita and place 1 piece cheese in cavity of each. Arrange tomatoes over cheese and garnish with additional arugula.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 4 bites
- Calories 254
- Carbohydrate Content 23 g
- Cholesterol Content 25 mg
- Fat Content 13 g
- Fiber Content 4 g
- Protein Content 14 g
- Saturated Fat Content 6 g
- Sodium Content 466 mg
- Sugar Content 4 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 0 g