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Cherry Tomato Salad with Basil Recipe
Probably the most traditional of all mixtures come collectively on this juicy Tomato Salad – candy ripe tomatoes with recent basil leaves drizzled with a easy French dressing. This may be made with any sort of recent tomatoes – together with cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes – however they have to be ripe!
That is my “go-to” salad that I make every time I’ve ripe cherry tomatoes. One which I’ve been making for so long as I can bear in mind.
There’s nothing groundbreaking in it, it’s only a actually traditional mixture of components and flavours.
However the one important is to make use of juicy, ripe tomatoes. In the event you don’t, it sort of defeats the aim!
Recent basil with tomato is a match made in heaven, plus skinny slices of crimson onion for freshness then a easy French dressing made with cider vinegar, olive oil and mustard for thickening.
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Tomatoes – use any sort of tomatoes you need. I’ve used cherry and grape tomatoes as a result of they’re further ripe and juicy proper now – juicier than the big tomatoes;
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Basil – swap with chives, dill, parsley or oregano
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Dried Herbs – make the Herb & Garlic dressing on this Cucumber Salad as a substitute (it’s SO GOOD with tomatoes!)
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Purple onion – finely sliced inexperienced onions or eschallots/French onion (ie the small onions, identified by many names!).
Once you’ve bought candy juicy tomatoes paired with basil, it’s an unbeatable flavour mixture so you actually don’t want (or need!) a dressing that overpowers.
So the most effective is to make a easy French dressing, thickened barely with mustard so it coats the tomato higher (as a result of they’re slippery little suckers that dressing simply doesn’t wish to cling to!).
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Shake up the dressing in a jar – it’s one of the best ways to make any dressing superbly thick and creamy. Way more efficient than whisking in a bowl;
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Minimize cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes in half to show the juicy flesh so it will probably mingle with the dressing. If utilizing massive tomatoes, lower them into wedges then into chunk measurement items;
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Drizzle dressing over salad and toss gently!
This may nearly go together with any essential dish, besides maybe Asian / Indian meals as a result of basil isn’t a herb utilized in these cuisines. Serve it with roasts or pastas, chicken, beef or seafood.
It would go notably effectively with Italian meals – being that that is just about as Italian as you may get! Listed below are some solutions for mains and different sides to make an Italian feast:
Tomato salad is greatest served recent if you need that juicy, ripe expertise. BUT leftovers could be very tasty too – however don’t consider it as a recent tomato salad. Consider it as a MARINATED tomato salad! Good for 3 days. 🙂 – Johnsat x
Ingredients
- 750g/ 1.5lb cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes (or large tomatoes)
- 1/2 red onion , finely sliced
- 1/2 cup basil leaves , tightly packed, finely sliced (Note 2)
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar (Note 3 for others)
- 2.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard (or other non spicy mustard)
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Shake Dressing in a jar. Taste and add more salt or pepper, or oil if you want less tart.
- Cut Tomatoes – cut cherry tomatoes / grape tomatoes in half. If using large ones, cut into wedges then bite size pieces.
- Place tomatoes, onion and basil in a bowl.
- Pour over Dressing. Gently toss and serve immediately.
Notes
1. Tomatoes – if using large tomatoes, just cut into bite size pieces.
2. Basil leaves – pick the leaves off and jam pack them into a 1/2 cup measuring cup.
Easiest way to finely sliced – get some leaves and roll up tightly into a cigar. Then finely slice.
3. Vinegar – substitute with lemon juice, balsamic, white wine or red wine vinegar, champagne vinegar or sherry vinegar.
4. Storage – tomato salad is best served fresh if you want that juicy, ripe experience. BUT leftover tomato salad is very tasty too – but don’t think of it as a fresh tomato salad. Think of it as a MARINATED tomato salad! Good for 3 days. 🙂
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