Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Simplest Tomatoe Salad EVER


This is a very simple, no brainer tomato salad. You honestly cannot go wrong with this one. All you need are some very basic ingredients. Goes well with steak or as a starter. Good way to use up tomatoes.

2 Tomatoes (per person)
Balsamic vinegar to taste (any other vinegar works too)
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
some spring onions or chives (optional)

Cut tomatoes into slices about 1/2 cm thick. Spread slices out in a neat circle around the edge of a bowl, with a few in the middle. Sprinkle some olive oil onto the tomatoes; making sure that it covers all of them, then sprinkle the vinegar on top (easy on the vinegar). Season with salt and peppers. Slice up some green onions or chives into small pieces, and sprinkle them over the tomatoes. You can serve it straight away, but you can also refrigerate it. It is nice if served slightly chilled.

You could also mix the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl (best with a small whisk) until combined and then pour this over the tomatoes.

Variations:
Add some mozzarella cheese and basil, but leave out the spring onions/chives
Or exchange the spring onions/chives for onions (half the onion then slice it thinly into half circles) and avocado.

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