Tomatoes are ripe and delicious just now, grow them yourself or buy them, you can showcase this brilliant fruit in a simple Tomato Salad with Basil and Garlic in a jar?
I used a jar because the shape ensures that all the chopped tomatoes are submerged in the oil and can absorb the flavours of the basil and garlic.
- 3 medium ripe tomatoes
- Approx 150ml olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 6-8 fresh basil leaves
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch of sugar
- Dice the tomatoes, removing the core
- Finely slice the garlic
- Tear the basil leaves to release the oils
- Layer the tomatoes, garlic, basil, salt and sugar in a glass or jar
- Slowly fill the jar with olive oil
- Cover with cling film and leave at least 2 hours or overnight for the flavours to infuse
- Serve the tomatoes with salad, the juices can be used as the dressing as the acidity of the tomatoes mixes with the oil and seasoning.
- You can use the tomatoes for bruschetta, served on toasted/griddled bread which has been rubbed with garlic. Make sure you drain the tomatoes well or your bread will go soggy.
Garden Tomato Salad with Olives, Greek Basil and Sumac from Family Friends Food
Tomato, Red Onion and Coriander Salad from Fab Food 4 All
And speaking of salads and jars, here is a little jar magic from Kavey Eats, who inspired me to write some short recipe posts. Read Travel Quote Tuesday at KaveyEats.com for great quotes and beautiful photographs.
Lemon Cucumbers and Jam Jar Salad Dressing from Kavey Eats
Quinoa and Spicy Red Cabbage Salad in a Jar from Simply Food
HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SERVE YOUR TOMATO SALAD?
The tomato salad sounds so delicious! Thank you for your kind comment too, one of the things I love most about blogging is how much we all support and inspire each other! I’m honoured. ❤
You are very welcome. I love to see how other bloggers work and to get inspired by ideas, so thank you for the inspiration.
Great idea to serve this in a jar, I love the flavours and I bet the oil is really tasty at the end too. GG
Thank you Amanda, the oil is lush, it makes it’s own dressing which is great over salad leaves.
I love garlic in salad dressings and with the sugar to bring out the tomato flavour to the full this sounds like a great salad Janice:-)
Thanks Camilla, yes that pinch of sugar makes all the difference
such simplicity but so bold and glorious summer flavours. Lovely idea x
Thanks Dom, we enjoyed it!
I love tomatoes in my salad, so I bet this is really lovely. Lots of delicious classic flavours here.
Me too Jemma, summer on a plate!
I’m really getting into simple recipes at the moment. This is a lovely idea and I’m just thinking about that gorgeous tomatoey, basil oil that’s left over.
And it seems to be what others want to see too, Choclette.