6.15.2011

Heirloom Tomato Salad


When I saw these heirloom cherry tomatoes at Davis Produce early this morning, I couldn't help myself but to snatch these up! Instead of making a typical garden salad as a side dish for Wednesday noon service lunch, I was thrilled to have these fresh organic, heirloom tomatoes to make the side instead.
Various colors and shapes made my heart happy.

No fancy ingredients necessary. Just some fresh basil, olive oil, vinegar, and garlic will do.

To keep basil leaves from bruising and turning color, chiffonade the leaves. Click here for a quick tutorial.
Simple, light and delicious side for this hot summer.

It was a perfect accompaniment with salmon wraps served at lunch today!


Heirloom Tomato Salad
Serves 2-3

3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/2 tablespoons Red wine, or pomegranate vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dried tarragon; (or 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped)
2 teaspoons Fresh Basil, chiffonade, or thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Garlic; minced or pressed
1 pound Heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
pinch of sugar
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Feta cheese optional

In a small mixing bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, a pinch of sugar, and dried tarragon until incorporated. Season the vinaigrette well with salt and pepper. Toss gently halved cherry tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. Let sit in room temperature for 15-30 minutes for flavors meld.
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16 comments:

  1. chow and chatterJune 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    oh wow adore heiloom tomatoes I am a sucker for them as well yum

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  2. AnonymousJune 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    yummo! you had me at the name,,

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  3. AnonymousJune 15, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    this is probably one of my most favorite things on earth! How can you not fall in love with the looks of this??!! especially with a salmon salad wrap! :)

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  4. ericaJune 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    What a beautiful post! One of my favorite lines: "Various colors and shapes made my heart happy." :) yes! And those salmon wraps look great!

    Greetings from Kaohsiung, Taiwan!

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  5. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Kay your pictures are always stunning! This tomato salad sounds fresh and wonderful!

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  6. elisabeth@foodandthriftfindsJune 15, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Kay-nothing beats a simple heirloom tomato salad with simple ingredients, as fresh basil, extrea virgin olive oil...and oh, I do love pomegranate vinegar, which I also have. A little garlic, and yummy...perfect summer salad, and no fuss:DDD

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  7. Laurie {Simply Scratch}June 15, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    Kay I love this salad, it's simple and sounds delicious! I can't wait to make this! :)

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  8. The Church Cook June 16, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Thanks so much for checking out my post dear friends!
    @Erica, can't wait to hear all about your trip to Taiwan!
    @Laurie, thanks so much for sharing your photo info! :)

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  9. SusieJune 16, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Oh this sounds delicious. I'm going to try it for tonight's Creamy Shrimp dinner.

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  10. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    And yet again, I find myself wishing I went to your church just so that I could eat your cooking on a regular basis . . . (ok, and the fellowship seems pretty great too =).

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  11. sbJune 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Looks lovely... color makes me happy too.

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  12. SherryJune 16, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    What a beautiful salad - so full of gorgeous colors and amazing flavors! Your pictures are really outstanding.

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  13. Rosa's Yummy YumsJune 17, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    I love heirloom tomatoes! That salad looks so pretty, refresing and delicious.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  14. Fresh Local and BestJune 17, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    I love the colors of this salad, it screams summer and is especially nice with the variety of herbs.

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  15. Lynne DaleyJune 18, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Beautiful salad, Kay! I don't stop at Davis Produce enough as we are usually hurrying to the beach, but will do that next time I get down to Savannah. While at Kiawah Island last year, I bought some Heirloom cherry tomatoes with lovely purple colors along with the reds and yellows. Will be there in a few weeks-hope to find some more. Thanks for commenting on photo-per-diem.

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  16. The Girl with a MouthfulJuly 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    beautiful!!! i have a love affair with tomatoes!

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