The Mothership Tomato Salad

Name: The Mothership Tomato Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Red wine or balsamic vinegar; 1 clove garlic, peeled and grated; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pinch A good dried oregano; 1 fresh red chile, seeded and chopped; 4 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 kgs mixed ripe tomatoes, different shapes and colors

The Mothership Tomato Salad could be just the gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. One serving contains 190 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat. For $1.17 per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Fish with Curried Cucumber Tomato Water and Tomato Herb Salad, Fish with Curried Cucumber Tomato Water and Tomato Herb Salad, and Green Bean-and-Tomato Salad with Roasted-Tomato Dressing.

Instructions

This is an incredible tomato salad but there are two things to remember if you want to wow your guests with something so simple. The first is that you should try to get a mixture of different, tasty, local (if possible) tomatoes in all different shapes, sizes and colors. Second, the flavor is brought out by salting the tomatoes, so don't skip this bit. Some people get worried about putting this much salt on their food, but the bulk of it will drip off, leaving you with really beautiful, intensely flavored tomatoes.

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If you can get hold of some dried flowering oregano then do, as it has the most heavenly flavor. Feel free to use the dried stuff that you get in a little container, but it can taste a bit like sawdust when compared to the fruity, fragrant flavor you get from the flowering variety. Oregano is also great to grow in the garden.

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Oregano

Depending on the size of your tomatoes, slice some in half, some into quarters and others into uneven chunks. Straightaway this will give you the beginnings of a tomato salad that's really brave and exciting to look at and eat.

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Tomato

Put the tomatoes into a colander and season with a good pinch of sea salt.

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Sea Salt

Tomato

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Give them a toss, season again and give a couple more tosses. The salt won't be drawn into the tomatoes; instead it will draw any excess moisture out, concentrating all the lovely flavors. Leave the tomatoes in the colander on top of a bowl to stand for around 15 minutes, then discard any juice that has come out of them.

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Transfer the tomatoes to a large bowl and sprinkle over the oregano. Make a dressing using 1 part vinegar to 3 parts oil, the garlic and the chile.

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Tomato

Oregano

Vinegar

Garlic

Chili Pepper

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Drizzle the tomatoes with enough dressing to coat everything nicely.

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This is a fantastic tomato salad, which is totally delicious to eat on its own. It's also great served with some balls of mozzarella or some nice, grilled ciabatta bread.

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Servings:

4servings

Red wine or balsamic vinegar 1clove

garlic, peeled and grated 4servings

Extra-virgin olive oil 1pinch

A good dried oregano 1

fresh red chile, seeded and chopped 4servings

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1kgs

mixed ripe tomatoes, different shapes and colors

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Salad on the menu? Try pairing with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. The Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Origin Chardonnay with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 50 dollars per bottle.

Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Origin Chardonnay

White gold in the glass with aromas of lemon blossom and fresh fig, this wine offers a refreshing take on Durell Vineyard. Fermented in concrete eggs, the wine exhibits Durell's signature minerality juxtaposed with a smooth and round mouthfeel. Ageing on the lees in stainless steel barrels develop palate presence, fresh citrus fruit enlivens the wine. Hints of summer peach highlight the long, luscious finish.