Mixed tomato salad
This end-of-summer recipe is very simple: just fresh tomatoes with chopped shallot and herbs in a vinaigrette, but we can play up the variety of flavours and colours to make it something with real eye appeal and, above all, delicious!
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Last modified on: September 21th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
800 g tomato - 2
fine (or table) salt - 3
30 g shallot - 4
herbs of your choice - 5
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 905 grams
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Measures:
How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 20 min. | 20 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours at room temperature, without the dressing, and covered with plastic film.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Choose 800 g tomato to include plenty of varieties with different colours, like in this photo.
The more varied they are, the better - it's the mix of varieties that really makes this salad.
The more varied they are, the better - it's the mix of varieties that really makes this salad.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Rinse the tomatoes, then and cut off and discard the stalk and the hard bit just underneath.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Slice the tomatoes fairly thinly (the ideal tool for this is a mandolin).
Sprinkle the tomatoes with table salt and leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Sprinkle the tomatoes with table salt and leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Drain the tomatoes thoroughly, as the salt will have drawn out some of their juice, then put them in a salad bowl.
Add 30 g shallot (finely chopped), herbs of your choice and 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette).
Mix well.
Add 30 g shallot (finely chopped), herbs of your choice and 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette).
Mix well.
Stage 5
If you will not be serving the salad right away, do not refrigerate it, just cover and leave at room temperature.
Remarks
Please don't store your tomatoes in the fridge - they really don't like it and it spoils the flavour. If they are already in there, take them out the day before and leave them to come to room temperature.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 0.24 €
- Per person : 0.06 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Greek salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Little vegetable omelettes, Salade Niçoise, How to prepare tomatoes, ... All |
| Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinese style chicken, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Beef Wellington, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, How to slow cook meat, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French bean salad with vinaigrette , Crunchy spring salad, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, ... All |
| Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cubed salad, Tartiflette, Tomatoes Provençal, Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Rabbit terrine, ... All |
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