Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 6 cups arugula (, fresh spinach leaves, or salad greens)
  • burrata cheese
  • mozzarella balls
  • cured meats such as Calabrese or prosciutto (, sliced)
  • stone fruit such as nectarines or peaches (, sliced)
  • raspberries or strawberries
  • Marcona almonds
  • kalamata olives
  • fresh basil (, slivered )
  • lemon-flavored olive oil
  • balsamic glaze or balsamic vinegar
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • For the Marinated Mozzarella Balls
  • 1 8- ounce carton of mozzarella cheese balls (, bocconcini, drained)
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • peel from ½ lemon (, cut into long strips)
  • ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Instruction

  • On a large platter, place the greens in the center of the plate. Arrange the rest of the ingredients in groups on the outsides of the platter. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Let your guests create their own salads and serve with the salad dressing on the side.
  • To Make the Marinated Mozzarella Balls
  • Place the mozzarella balls in a jar or bowl. Pour the olive oil over the mozzarella. Stir in the lemon strips, red pepper flakes and salt. Marinate for 1 hour up to 1 week.