Post by Sylvia on May 31, 2009 4:03:07 GMT -6
This salad is a great dish for using up those greenhouse tomatoes and is simple to make. Excellent dish to have just ready to add the vinegar and oil for a BBQ.
Juicy Tomato Salad
Enough for 4
Approx 1 lb/500g ripe tomatoes*
1 shallot
2 - 3 sprigs fresh oregano
1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Cut the tomatoes into chunks if they are large, if they are small, just half them and place in a serving bowl.
Season with salt and pepper and leave for 10 - 15 minutes at room temperature. This will bring out their juices.
Peel the shallot and cut finely into rings. Scatter over the top of the tomatoes along with the leaves from the oregano (roughly chopped if they are very large). Add the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and toss everything together lightly.
Serve straight away as an accompaniment to any meat dish, steak, chicken, chops. Or serve as a starter with chunks of home made bread.
* If possible, use different varieties of tomatoes, (red, yellow, large vine or plum)
Original version in a Daily Mail supplement.
Sylvia
Juicy Tomato Salad
Enough for 4
Approx 1 lb/500g ripe tomatoes*
1 shallot
2 - 3 sprigs fresh oregano
1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Cut the tomatoes into chunks if they are large, if they are small, just half them and place in a serving bowl.
Season with salt and pepper and leave for 10 - 15 minutes at room temperature. This will bring out their juices.
Peel the shallot and cut finely into rings. Scatter over the top of the tomatoes along with the leaves from the oregano (roughly chopped if they are very large). Add the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and toss everything together lightly.
Serve straight away as an accompaniment to any meat dish, steak, chicken, chops. Or serve as a starter with chunks of home made bread.
* If possible, use different varieties of tomatoes, (red, yellow, large vine or plum)
Original version in a Daily Mail supplement.
Sylvia
