Vegetables are healthy, but most of us somehow prefer to avoid them, especially the children. It is just so difficult to make them eat the vegetables and finish what is prepared for them. Human, young and old need regular consumption of vegetables in order to maintain their bodies’ health. So it is actually up to the chefs, whether it is professional or amateur, to be more creative in preparing the vegetables so that they become interesting and delicious meals such is this must try tomato salad recipe.
Not only that it is delicious, it is also very easy to prepare and so fresh. It is perfect for so many occasions and seasons. It is also very versatile to be served with so many different types of meals. It is so fresh and light that even the children will have certain liking to eat its vegetables. It is certainly one of the best recipes that you can serve your family and friends or a table of four:
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of best quality olive oil
0.25 balsamic vinegar, choose the one of the best quality
1 pint of grape tomatoes that have been rinsed and halved, but if you would like to avoid the cutting, then you can use cherry tomatoes instead
0.25 of slicely thin loosely packed basil that can be found in chiffonade
Coarse salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper
tomato salad recipe
Preparation:
1. Take the olive oil and heat it with a little bit less than half of the vinegar. Use low heat for the process. Once it is bubbling and you see that the mixture is starting to reduce, you need to turn off the fire. This will take about 2 minutes or a little bit more.
2. Place the tomatoes in the hot liquid.
3. Add the sliced basil leaves, pepper and salt to taste. Do not add too much salt because this may ruin the whole dish. You can still add some salt if needed when you are about to serve the dish.
4. Take the pot and put its cover. Allow the dish to sit for a while before it will be served. You can leave it for about 4 hours so if you want to have dinner, then it should be prepared in the afternoon.
5. Before being served, you will need to reduce the vinegar by repeating the process of heating it over a low heat.
6. Afterwards, toss the tomatoes in the tomato juice.
