Simple Green Salad with Honey Tomato Vinaigrette

Name: Simple Green Salad with Honey Tomato Vinaigrette
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams ripe heirloom or beefsteak tomatoes; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 237 milliliters packed fresh basil leaves, roughly torn; 2 cloves garlic, grated; 2 teaspoons honey; 4 servings Kosher salt; 454 grams mixed greens (mesclun, endive, radicchio, butter lettuce); 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 wedge Parmesan, for garnish; 4 servings Freshly cracked black pepper; 1 teaspoon sugar

Simple Green Salad with Honey Tomato Vinaigrette might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 218 calories. If you have sugar, dijon mustard, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

For the vinaigrette: Roughly chop the tomatoes and mix with 2 teaspoons salt and the sugar.

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Vinaigrette

Tomato

Sugar

Salt

Let macerate for 10 minutes to get the juices running, and then use your hands to crush the tomatoes.

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Tomato

Place the tomatoes in a fine mesh strainer set over a saucepot. Use a rubber spatula to press all the liquid out of the tomatoes. Discard the solids and save all the sweet juice.

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Tomato

Juice

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Sieve

Pot

Spatula

Set the pot over medium heat and add the honey and garlic. Simmer for 10 minutes or so until you are left with about 1/2 cup worth of tomato juice.

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Tomato Juice

Garlic

Honey

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Pot

Turn the heat off and add in the Dijon mustard. Then whisk in the olive oil to make an emulsification and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Dijon Mustard

Olive Oil

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Whisk

For the salad: In a large bowl, add the greens and basil leaves.

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Fresh Basil

Greens

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Bowl

Pour over some of the vinaigrette to lightly coat the greens and gently toss. Shave some Parmesan over the top and finish with a few more cracks of fresh black pepper.

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Black Pepper