An easy but very flavorful salad for one.
Tag: tomato salad
Roasted Sugar Snap Peas & Tomato Salad
Ingredients: 1 small-medium tomato, cut into wedges 1 lb sugar snap peas 3 sprigs’ worth of fresh thyme 1 tablespoon (coarse) Herbs de Provence 1-2 tablespoons olive oil coarse salt freshly ground black pepper 2 oz crumbled fresh goat cheese zest and juice of one lemon Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet […]
Upcycled Crab, Tomato, Cucumber + Mozz Salad
Ingredients: 1/3-1/2 cup leftover blue crab meat (from 3 large crabs) 10 fresh mozzarella pearls 1/2 pint grape tomatoes 1 cucumber, chopped 2-3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon chopped basil 1 tablespoon fennel fronds sea salt freshly ground black pepper Directions: Toss all ingredients together until thoroughly combined. My thoughts: The other night, we […]
Italian Summer Salad
Ingredients: 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved 8 oz container’s worth of drained fresh mozzarella balls “ciliegine” size (1/3 oz each), halved 1/4 of 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons nonpareil capers 1 sweet marconi pepper, minced* 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil sea salt freshly ground black pepper […]
Marinated Tomato-Radish Salad
Ingredients: 1 quart Campari tomatoes, quartered 1 bunch red radish, diced (reserve greens for future use) 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 sprigs’ worth of thyme leaves 1/4 cup diced onion 2 1/2 tablespoons nonperil capers 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons avocado or olive oil freshly ground black pepper Directions: Place all ingredients in […]
Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Capers and Basil
Ingredients: 3 cups halved various heirloom cherry tomatoes 1/4 of 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoon nonpareil capers 5 sprigs’ worth of leaves from bush basil* 1 clove garlic, minced 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil sea salt freshly ground black pepper Directions: Toss together the tomatoes and onion in a […]
Thai Basil Baby Summer Vegetable Salad
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes 1/4 lb yellow baby carrots, cut into coins 5 “mini” cucumbers, cut into coins 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar 2 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 (loose) cup Thai basil, chopped sea salt freshly ground pepper Directions: Toss all of the vegetables together in a small bowl. Set aside. In […]
Pearl Mozzarella, Tomato & Fennel Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved 8 oz pearl mozzarella*, drained 1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 2 cups cooked, small pasta for the dressing: 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, grated salt pepper Directions: In […]