Description
A fresh tomato salad that is quick and easy to prepare. This salad goes great with all sorts of dishes and cuisines. It has the added feature of the dressing (infused with all the tomato goodness) forms a wonderful vinaigrette that can be used over salad greens or even with a warm or cold pasta salad later in the week.
Ingredients
- 3 large tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar (also called golden balsamic vinegar)
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely minced
Instructions
- Remove cores from tomatoes, then slice tomatoes into 1/4″ slices. Arrange slices in a shallow dish.
- Scatter garlic over tomato slices
- Combine red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper in a small container. Stir well.
- Pour dressing over tomato slices and sprinkle with minced fresh parsley. Let salad rest for 15 minutes for flavors to meld before serving.
- If you want to reserve dressing to use a vinaigrette over salad greens or pasta salad, carefully drain off dressing into a small container before serving and store reserved dressing in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Serve tomato slices with a slotted spoon or tongs.
Notes
Since this salad showcases the flavor of tomatoes, use large, red vine-ripened tomatoes, or splurge on heirloom tomatoes.
This is a composed salad which means the ingredients are arranged rather than tossed. Choose a shallow dish that is big enough so the dressing will not drown the tomato slices.
If reserving the dressing for use as a vinaigrette for another meal (and I strongly suggest you not waste the tomato goodness) it may be necessary to use a slightly damp towel to tidy up the edges of the dish after removing the dressing.