Tomato Salad Recipe

Don’t miss out on tomato season! Depending on where you live, its coming to a close, so, what better way to celebrate juicy, ripe, sweet seasonal tomatoes, than tossed with some extra virgin olive oil, fresh torn basil and ooey gooey burrata or mozzarella cheese! This is our absolute favorite way to eat tomatoes – we even made something similar a few weeks ago! We made this particular version for the summer issue of maché magazine, but make a variation at home ALL THE TIME! Top 1o date night dinners during the summer. Ever!

Summertime Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

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Prep time

20 minutes

Cook time

Total time

20 minutes

A perfect summertime recipe for tomato and mozzarella salad.

Created By: Adam

Yield: 2

Ingredients

3/4 pound ripe tomatoes, sliced or cut into bite-size pieces
1 teaspoons sea salt
4 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into bite size pieces (substitute burrata cheese for a creamier cheese)
handful of fresh basil, leaves carefully chopped as to not bruise them
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

Toss tomatoes with salt and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes.
Add the cheese, basil and olive oil. Toss and serve.

Notes

The key to this salad are ripe tomatoes (when choosing tomatoes, go for those that are heavy for their size and give ever so slightly when gently squeezed. When storing tomatoes, always store at room temperature). For an extra punch of flavor, add 1-2 tablespoons of high quality balsamic vinegar at the same time as you add the olive oil.

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Joanne

I'm Joanne Gallagher and alongside my husband, Adam, I develop, test and share favorite recipes from our kitchen. I'm completely in love with food and you'll most likely find me covered in flour, chocolate or both.

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