Tasteless Cooking Recipe
Burrata Tonnato Salad
Creamy, salty, fresh, crisp, hot.
Ingredients
- 1 tin of tuna in olive oil
- 250g burrata or fresh mozzarella
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 450g cherry tomatoes
- 100g fresh garden peas
- 1 stick of celery
- Arugula
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 green chili
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- Olive oil
- Rock salt
- Black pepper
Method
- Make the tonnato by blending the tuna and its oil with the anchovies, lime juice, white pepper, garlic, and green chili.
- Once smooth, continue blending slowly and add the mayonnaise until the mixture is silky.
- Cover a salad plate with arugula.
- Sprinkle the garden peas evenly across the salad plate.
- Thinly slice the celery and sprinkle it evenly across the plate.
- Tear the burrata and spread it evenly across the plate.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and distribute them across the plate.
- Drizzle the tonnato over the salad.
- Drizzle olive oil over the salad.
- Sprinkle with rock salt and ground black pepper.
Notes
The tonnato can be made in advance, but the salad will become soggy if constructed too far ahead of time.
Why it works for taste loss
This salad gives strong signals for people with reduced taste by combining salt, acid, umami, heat, and texture. The tuna, anchovies, and burrata create a creamy, salty, umami-rich base, while the lime and chili add sharpness and warmth. The arugula, celery, peas, and cherry tomatoes bring freshness, crispness, and contrast, making the dish more detectable and interesting even when flavour is reduced.