Description
Everything you’d expect from a fancy recipe, but made in way less than an hour and all in one pot too!
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups cherry tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano ((or 1 tablespoon dried))
- 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed
- kosher salt and black pepper
- chili flakes
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup shredded whole milk mozzarella
- 3/4 cup shredded provolone
- 2-3 balls burrata cheese, at room temperature
- 4-6 ounces pepperoni, sliced
- lots of fresh basil
Method
- Preheat oven to 425° F.
- Place the burrata on a kitchen towel and gently wrap it up, let sit to draw out the excess water.
- In a large baking dish or cast iron skillet, toss together the olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and fennel seeds.
- Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes.
- Bake 15-20 minutes, until the tomatoes are bursting.
- Mix in the marinara sauce.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the cream cheese with the mozzarella.
- Dollop the cheese mix over the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle over the provolone, then break the burrata over everything, tearing it into pieces over the dip.
- Layer on the pepperoni.
- Bake 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
- Top with lots of fresh basil.
- Serve with toasted bread.