Height-of-Summer Tomato Salad
If you have roughly 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Height-of-Summer Tomato Salad might be an awesome gluten free recipe to try. For $1.54 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 95 calories. It works well as a reasonably priced side dish. 543 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. This recipe from Vegetarian Times requires ricotta salata, fresh basil leaves, salad mix, and heirloom tomato. With a spoonacular score of 88%, this dish is tremendous. Summer Tomato Salad, Tomato Corn Summer Salad, and Cucumber and Tomato Summer Salad are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved, and sliced
⅔ cup fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish
3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbs.)
12 oz. heirloom or other peak-season tomatoes, cut into different shapes
2 ½ Tbs. olive oil
¼ small red onion, thinly sliced
1 ½ oz. ricotta salata, crumbled
Salad
Dressing
Equipment:
food processor
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
1. To make Dressing: Purée basil and garlic with 1/2 tsp. olive oil in food processor. Stir in remaining olive oil. 2. To make Salad: Toss together tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and ricotta salata in large bowl. Pour Dressing over mixture, and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Garnish with basil leaves.
Step by step:
1. To make Dressing: Purée basil and garlic with 1/2 tsp. olive oil in food processor. Stir in remaining olive oil.
2. To make Salad: Toss together tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and ricotta salata in large bowl.
3. Pour Dressing over mixture, and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
4. Garnish with basil leaves.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
