Friday, September 16, 2011

Tomatoes!

It's the time of year when there are lots of tomatoes! Neighborhood Farms has given us a number of awesome tomatoes lately and we're loving it. An easy thing to do is make a simple salad of tomatoes and whatever else you have in the house. In this case, I sliced, quartered, or halved various tomatoes and added some sliced carrots and Rattlesnake Green Beans, and slopped on some Simple Vinaigrette.

Simple Vinaigrette

1 T minced scallion (or onion or similar member of the allium family)
1 T finely-chopped basil
1/4 t freshly-ground pepper
2 T white balsamic vinegar (or rice vinegar, pomegranate vinegar, or whatever you prefer)
2-3 T olive oil (or walnut oil)

Combine scallion, basil, and pepper in a small bowl.
Add vinegar and stir.
Add oil 1 T at a time, whisking vigorously each time.

That's it!