Avocado Salad with Warm Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Warming the vinaigrette makes this salad special and really brings out the aroma of the fresh basil. It's from Martha Stewart's Quick Cook. I think that adding some grilled shrimp or chicken to this recipe would make a wonderful luncheon dish.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  avocados, halved and pitted
•  soft leaf lettuce
• 2  large  ripe tomatoes, peeled,seeded and diced
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped basil leaves
• 4  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the tomatoes, basil, vinegar, olive oil, mustard and salt and pepper.
2. Heat thoroughly bring to a simmer.
3. Immediately remove from heat.
4. Slice the avocados and place on the soft lettuce on individual salad plates.
5. spoon on the warm vinaigrette and serve immediately.