Comments on: Summer Fest Week 4 – Tomato Salad

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:52:41 +0000

Feast for tongue and eyes. Thanks for the idea of substituting basil. This would go great!!! at the corn roast on Friday.
Cheers.
Robin

By: The Diva on a Diet

The Diva on a Diet — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:35:08 +0000

As I mentioned on Cheryl's blog today, were in the midst of a tomato blight here in my neck of the woods this year and it is dismal indeed. Haven't had a single good tomato yet this year – not even from the farmer's markets. So sad, since I agree – a salad like this absolutely tastes like summer.

I think this would be excellent chopped fine and used atop bruschetta as well … which would be one of my favorite ways to enjoy fresh tomatoes. Yum!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:19:59 +0000

take a tomatoe so large one slice covers a piece of bread,
mayonaise, black pepper, toasted!!oh yeah ( add lettuce and bacon if you have to)

By: Angelique from Bitchin' Kitchen

Angelique from Bitchin' Kitchen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:04:49 +0000

Hey there! Nice recipe! So colorful and fresh and it looks fantastic. My tomatoes are almost ready – can't wait!!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:48:58 +0000

Ah, so lovely. I have 2 neighbors who are both keeping me in tomatoes this summer: one in beefsteaks, one in little golden cherry tomatoes. I can mix them both for your salad.

Here's my summer fest contribution:

http://tinyurl.com/okz36s

Thanks for inviting me to the party.

By: SteamyKitchen

SteamyKitchen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:08:49 +0000

Love it! So colorful and fresh…

By: danamccauley

danamccauley — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:20:01 +0000

Seasonal tomatoes are so delicious on their own that they really don't need a gourmet treatment to make them taste sensational!

I've been roasting my tomatoes and using the glistening results as a topper for pasta, to enrich other salads and as a flat bread topping. So good!

By: Chef Gwen

Chef Gwen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:54:43 +0000

"Cooked them into submission."

I LOVE that line. Take that! You assertive onions and garlic, ha!

I made a simple, last hooray, too, for Summer Fest. An easy, gussied up tomato sandwich:

http://penandfork.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/heirloom-tomato-napoleon/

By: KJB

KJB — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:12:17 +0000

For me, there are three tomato recipes that I only eat when there are fresh local tomatoes:

1. raw tomato pasta sauce
2. sliced tomato and onion salad
3. baked tomatoes topped with breadcrumbs

To date, I hate not yet found those perfect summer tomatoes. Coming, but they are not quite there yet.