One common thing I hear all the time from people that don’t cook is “I don’t know what to do.” I don’t think its their fault because TV shows and recipe books have over complicated cooking for far too long. It’s not rocket science if you have good ingredients. If you don’t have good ingredients, then your food will be bland. Finding or growing the most flavorful ingredients is my form of cheating (much like wrapping things in bacon – only healthier).
A monkey could prepare this tomato salad, and this was one of the most delicious sides I’ve had in a while. In fact I had something just like this at a restaurant for way to much money. The key was the ingredients. Grown in good organic soil and picked at peak ripeness. The heirloom tomatoes were from my friends garden, and the basil and the yellow pear tomatoes were from my garden. If you can’t get veg from your garden, get it at a farmer’s market. This will only be as good as the tomatoes you use.
Recipe for 2 servings:
- 4-5 tomatoes (try a few varieties)
- basil
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar (you can also try flavored balsamics. The one I used was fig balsamic)
- Dice tomatoes. Pick basil leaves (finely dice if large). Add oil, balsamic, salt and pepper. Done.
