Cheese pairing guide
What goes with Burrata?
Burrata goes best with prosciutto, basil, good olive oil, ripe tomatoes, peaches and flaky salt. Its cool, milky center needs salt, acid and a little crunch.
The 3 best pairings for Burrata
- #1
Prosciutto di Parma
Cured Meat & Seafood
Unsalted milk fat with salted pork fat — each one seasons the other.
- #2
Fresh Basil
Finishing Touches
The required finish. Cream, oil, salt and torn basil — the aroma is what makes it a dish rather than a ball of cheese.
- #3
Olive Oil
Finishing Touches
It needs seasoning more than it needs a partner. Oil and pepper is a complete dish.
The perfect Burrata bite
One from each job on the board: something sweet, something crunchy, something salty or briny, and a drink.
All 59 pairings, ranked by type
excellent great good. Each list starts with the strongest matches. Stars show how well backed a pairing is: a named top pick, explained on both ingredient pages, or part of a proven combination.
Something sweet (9)Something crunchy (25)Something salty or briny (14)Another cheese (2)Finishing touches (9)
Something sweet 9
Fruit, jam and honey balance salt and richness.
- 1
Peaches Excellent
Late-summer fruit sugar with a milky, unsalted cheese.
- 2
Blood Oranges Excellent
The defining winter pairing. Acid and bitterness cutting straight through cream, with olive oil and salt.
- 3
Grapefruit Excellent
The best use of grapefruit on a board. Bitter and acid against pure cream, with olive oil and salt.
- 4
Hot Honey Excellent
Cream with nothing to cut it, meeting sugar and heat. The best single use of hot honey on a board.
5 more sweet options
Something crunchy 25
Crackers, bread and nuts carry it and add texture.
- 1
Ciabatta Excellent
Something to catch the cream. This is functional as much as flavor.
- 2
Olive Oil Crackers Excellent
Something to catch the cream. This is functional as much as flavor.
- 3
Dukkah Excellent
Sprinkle it over the top with olive oil. Cream, spice, crunch — the best three-ingredient plate on any board.
- 4
Charcoal Crackers Great
Same logic, softer shapes. Spectacular on camera.
Something salty or briny 14
Cured meat, olives and pickles bring salt and acid.
- 1
Prosciutto di Parma Top pick
Unsalted milk fat with salted pork fat — each one seasons the other.
- 2
Capers Excellent
Scattered over with olive oil and black pepper — cream with sharp salty punctuation.
- 3
Castelvetrano Olives Excellent
Mild salt and firm texture against cream with none. The only olive gentle enough not to bury them.
- 4
Cerignola Olives Excellent
Mild enough not to overpower cream, and the size contrast against a soft white ball is the plate.
Another cheese 2
Cheeses that sit well next to it on the same board.
- 1
Fresh Mozzarella Great
- 2
Stracciatella Good
Finishing touches 9
Small extras that lift the bite.
- 1
Olive Oil Top pick
It needs seasoning more than it needs a partner. Oil and pepper is a complete dish.
- 2
Fresh Basil Top pick
The required finish. Cream, oil, salt and torn basil — the aroma is what makes it a dish rather than a ball of cheese.
- 3
Balsamic Glaze Excellent
Sweet acid cutting cream, in the two seconds it takes to drizzle. The default finish.
- 4
Chili Flakes Excellent
Oil, salt and Aleppo flakes. The heat sits on top rather than soaking in, so each bite is different.
5 more finishing touches options
Drinks that go with Burrata
Skip these with Burrata
blue-cheese · Everything Crackers
Combinations with Burrata
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Perfect Pair · Contrast the texture
Burrata + Prosciutto
Cool, milky cream against salty, silky ham.
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Quartet · Contrast the texture
Burrata + Prosciutto + Basil + Olive Oil
An Italian summer plate: cream, salt, herb and a peppery finish.
Burrata pairing questions
How long can burrata sit out?
Serve it cold and set out no more than about an hour before eating; it's a fresh cheese.
What wine goes with burrata?
Dry rosé, Sauvignon Blanc or Prosecco.
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