Two textures of tomatoes : flavorful fresh tomatoes and iconic tomates provençales, almost candied give a winderful twist to this salad. With a bit of vinaigrette French dressing and olives.
1tablespoonbalsamic vinegarif not red wine vinegar
16green olives
16black olives
1largeshallot
olive oil
salt
pepper
Instructions
Cut the fresh tomatoes and the Provencal tomatoes into slices or cubes. Gently combine them in a bowl or arrange them in individual plates.
Pour the remaining cooking juice from the Provencal tomatoes with olive oil or add a drizzle of olive oil. Drizzle balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
Finely chop shallot. Pit olives and cut them into thin slices. Sprinkle shallot and olive over your tomato salad.
Notes
Serve chilled. This recipe was designedto use Provençal tomatoes leftovers. If you don't have any, follow my recipe of Provencal tomatoes here, and let them cool down. The preparation time and cooking time will of course be longer.