This simple salad highlights the quality of your tomatoes. Use whatever herbs you have in your garden that are fresh and tender. Carpet the fresh tomatoes with a generous layer of these herbs. Serve with crusty bread and red wine.
Course: Salad
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2-3large ripe tomatoes
3-4tbspred wine vinegar
1-2fat cloves garlic, minced
salt
freshly ground black pepper
¼-⅓cupgood extra-virgin olive oil
1tbspsmall capers, chopped
fresh basil, marjoram, oregano, and savory leaves, torn
fresh chives and parsley, chopped
Instructions
Wash, core, and slice the tomatoes thinly. Shingle them in a circle on a large flat serving plate.
Combine the vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in the olive oil and stir in the capers.
Right before serving, drizzle the tomatoes with the dressing.
Scatter a generous layer of the torn and chopped fresh herbs over the tomatoes.