Beefsteak Tomato Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3 ripe beefsteak tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 12 seedless watermelon sticks (3 inch long sticks)
- 8 sticks firm feta cheese (2 inch long sticks)
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (good quality)
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- basil leaves
- sea salt or herb fleur de sel
-
Basil Oil
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup olive oil
- salt, to taste
directions
- To prepare Basil Oil: blanch 2 cups basil leaves in boiling water, then immediately place in ice water; drain well.
- Transfer drained basil to blender; add 1 cup olive oil and salt to taste; process 1 minute or until pureed.
- Pass through a fine mesh strainer.
- To prepare the salad, divide tomato slices among four salad plates.
- Top each with three sticks watermelon and two sticks feta cheese; drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some Basil Oil.
- Garnish with basil leaves; serve salt separately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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