Tomato salad

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This refreshing side-salad is quick to put together and delicious. If you are lucky enough to have a kitchen garden, you should be able to pick most of the ingredients from there.

Ingredients

• 8 Firm, ripe tomatoes

either:

• 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, torn
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• ½ teaspoon sugar

dressing

• 2 fl oz/60ml white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar - I so love sherry vinegar!
• 6 fl oz (175ml) extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove Garlic, peeled and crushed
• ½ teaspoon mustard (French or English)
• 1 spring onion, sliced on the diagonal
• 1 level teaspoons sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Chill the tomatoes
2. First prepare the dressing by adding all ingredients to a bowl and whisking well
3. Slice the tomatoes thinly and lay out in one layer, on a plate
4. Sprinkle with salt, sugar, herbs and black pepper
5. Immediately drizzle with the dressing to seal the flavours

Serving suggestions

Serve chilled

Variations

Use either mint or basil, depending on the meal this is to be served with