Tomato, Garlic and Herb Salad

A friend made something similar to this for me years ago. It’s been a summer staple ever since.

I like to make this with cherry or grape tomatoes but any, fresh, vine-ripened tomato will work. The little ones are the first to ripen in my garden and they really work well in this simple salad.

I usually make it fresh on the weekend and we have some every night… I just add more tomatoes to it all week as they ripen.

Tomato Garlic Salad

Preparation and cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) red cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) yellow cherry tomatoes – or all red
1 tbs fresh basil, snipped
1 tbs fresh chives, snipped
3 cloves garlic
2 tbs good olive oil, for salads
1/4 – 1/2 tsp salt – sea salt if you have it.

Garlic, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, olive oil and salt - great salad!

Instructions:

Finely mince garlic.
Put garlic and oil in a small serving bowl and let rest while you deal with the tomatoes.
Cut tomatoes in half (that was tough).
Snip herbs.
Add both to garlic oil and sprinkle with salt. Stir gently.
This is good today, better tomorrow.

This is part of the Weekly Menu Plan for May 25. See the 6-day menu in the side bar, the 7-day plan here and the Main Course Only plan here.

It’s also on our table almost every night all summer – and great for refrigerator grazing….