Easy Summer Tomato Salad
An easy summer salad made with ripe seasonal tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 4 large tomatoes, sliced or torn into large chunks room temperature
- 1 pinch coarse salt
- 1 pinch white sugar (optional if the tomatoes are already very sweet)
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil, the fruitier the better
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 handful fresh basil, cut into a loose chiffonade
- shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano (as much as you'd like)
- red pepper flakes (to taste)
- coarse salt and freshly cracked pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Arrange tomato pieces in a large shallow bowl or serving plate.
- Sprinkle with the tomatoes with a pinch of coarse salt and a pinch of white sugar if the tomaotoes aren't particularly sweet.
- Stir the tomatoes and let them rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Drizzle the olive oil and sherry vinegar over the tomatoes. Gently stir to coat.
- Finish the salad with a layer of shaved parmesan and fresh basil. Add red peper flakes, coarse salt, and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
- Serve at room temperature.