I found some really beautiful tomatoes, a nice red onion, and a lush, healthy basil plant while I was out shopping yesterday.
They were too pretty to resist so I brought them home with the intention of making them into a salad for supper.
I coarsely cubed the tomatoes, added some thinly sliced red onion, then picked some of the leaves off of the basil plant. I set the small leaves aside for garnish and then shredded the larger ones, by hand, into the salad bowl. I added some freshly ground pepper and a good sprinkling of salt.
A simple vinaigrette seemed the best dressing for this salad. I measured out a Tablespoon of red wine vinegar, 3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and 1/4 teaspoon for dry mustard.
I combined them all in a mason jar, put the lid on and gave them a good shake. The mustard helped to emulsify the oil so that the finished dressing looked like this:
I added the dressing to the salad bowl and used my hands to gently mix the ingredients together. When the salad was dressed, I tasted it and adjusted the seasoning.
The tomatoes were quite juicy so there was a lot of liquid in the salad bowl. I used my hands to gently lift the salad from the bowl, draining off the excess liquid, and transferred the salad to a serving plate. I added some cheese toasts and that was our meal.
We shared the salad and the toasts, right from the serving plate. It was a lovely dinner; beautiful looking, inexpensive, quick to prepare, and really delicious. We both enjoyed it.
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This post is linked to Hearth and Soul Blog Hop hosted by The 21st Century Housewife, Premeditated Leftovers, Zesty South Indian Kitchen, Penniless Parenting, Savoring Today, and Elsa Cooks.
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This post is linked to Hearth and Soul Blog Hop hosted by The 21st Century Housewife, Premeditated Leftovers, Zesty South Indian Kitchen, Penniless Parenting, Savoring Today, and Elsa Cooks.
10 comments:
Sounds wonderful. With the toast, almost like a deconstructed bruschetta.
Yes, it was like a deconstructed bruschetta Annie. In fact, my husband ended up putting some of the salad on top of his cheese toast and eating it that way. :)
Fresh, simple to prepare and delicious! The best kind of meal. :)
Yes. We enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by to check out the post. :)
looks like a great salad which i would eat with a main bbq dish also cause im a big guy.
I'm glad you like the recipe. My husband said the same thing about a salad supper. ;) Still, it doesn't hurt to eat a light meal from time to time. :)
I love salad suppers! Those tomatoes look just amazing, and I really like the delicious red wine vinaigrette you served with them. The cheese toasts look yummy too!
Thank you April. I enjoy a salad supper too. It's nice to have something a little lighter once in a while. :)
we eat a lot of salads in the summer. Mostly because I am too busy in the garden to start dinner, so I just grab a handful of veggies as I walk in and toss them together. :) Your salad looks lovely and the dressing sounds delicious.
That's the very best kind of salad Alea. :)
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