Teeny Tomato Salad
"An attractive and delicious way to use summer's bounty of fresh tiny tomatoes, oregano leaves and basil. Simple and straightforward."
photo by Paula
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 2 cups red pear tomatoes or 2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil leaf
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh oregano
- coarse salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Cut the tomatoes in half, leaving a few whole for garnish; plate the basil leaves and top each with 1/2 the tomatoes; drizzle with oil and vinegar to taste.
- Garnish with whole tomatoes, cheese and oregano; season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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While we enjoyed this salad, we felt it was a bit too rich for our tastes. Next time I make this, I will probably substitute red-wine vinegar in place of the balsamic, or cut back on the amount of balsamic vinegar. I used fresh grape tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh oregano from our garden. We really enjoyed the flavor combinations of the feta cheese and the tomatoes! It's a great way to use the bounty from the garden! Thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
sugarpea
Snohomish, WA
I’m a former interior designer and landscape designer. At the moment I get to enjoy being at home and working only when I want to. I like rollerblading, hiking, backpacking and trips to the ocean. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest and moved to the Northwest when I was thirty, over twenty years ago. I’m afraid they’ll have to bury me here in WA. This is God’s country and I’m never leaving.
I have a smallish collection of cookbooks, preferring to use the library and a copy machine. Among my favorites though, are: Recipes 1-2-3, by Rozanne Gold, a collection of recipes containing no more than 3 ingredients (excepting water, salt and pepper); A Treasury of Great Recipes, by Mary and Vincent Price, recipes collected from friends and chefs of great restaurants around the world; The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, about a collection of cuisines I’m convinced are the healthiest in the world and The Low-Calorie Gourmet, by Pierre Franey.
Currently my passions are our dogs, the garden, cooking, the natural world and of course, Dh. I can now add Zaar to that list of passions (translate: addiction). We have three dogs, two rescued and one adopted. They are Sugarpea, a Golden Retriever, Chickpea, a Llasa Apso and Sweetpea, a Shih Tzu; small, medium and large. We’re quite a sight out on the trail. One of the things I am most fond of about living here is the ability to vegetable garden year ‘round.
