Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tomato Salad


I know its been a while...just gathering up lots of yummy real food recipes to share with you. This salad is courtesy of my super awesome sister-in-law, and its hugely delicious. Its great for tomato and mushroom enthusiasts, but Big D. is a tomato-hater, and he loves this salad. He believes the tomatoes are just a vehicle for the dressing, which makes an awesome dip. Whatever floats your boat, man! Its just really good, ok?



Tomato Salad
Dressing:
5 garlic cloves, diced
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
3 tablespoons vinegar
1teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon basil
1 bay leaf
Shake of black pepper

1 box cherry tomatoes, halved
1 box mushrooms, sliced


Combine all dressing ingredients together in container and shake well. Add the mushrooms, and let marinated for at least an hour. Add the tomatoes right before serving. 



8 comments:

  1. Mmmm, looks terrific! I've only used bay leaves in cooked dishes, so this is interesting. Definitely going to make it when I can get my hands on some (cheap) fresh mushrooms.

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  2. Tali- the original recipe actually does not call for mushrooms. I just add them because I love marinated mushrooms :)

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  3. Firstly, I'm really enjoying your site. Most importantly, I'm so happy to see a wholesome recipe. Would love to see more of the healthy kind!

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  4. Wholewheat- thank you :) I know its very disillusioning seeing all these baked goods on my blog, but honestly I try hard to eat healthy, and I give away all the baked goods. Cant say the same about my husbands work :) For a while, I posted Real Food Wednesday posts, and I stopped during the summer. I hope to start again now, and those are usually pretty healthy- real food :) Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Ditto on the healthy food! But the baked stuff is sooo pretty. :)

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  6. The tomato salad was excellent. All my guests loved it, as did I.

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  7. We really enjoyed this over shabbos, thanks for the recipe!

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