Heirloom Tomato Salad With Shiso And Shallots Recipes

HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette: place dashi, soy sauce, lemon juice, rice wine vinegar, oil, garlic and onion in a blender. Season with black pepper. Whirl until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• For the tomato salad: Cut tomatoes so they're in different shapes but roughly all the same size. Add the scallions, followed by the red onion. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Taste the vinaigrette and adjust with more vinegar and soy if necessary.
• Dress the salad by pouring about half of the vinaigrette and gently toss. Serve immediately or store vinaigrette up to three days in advance. Garnish with thinly sliced shiso leaves.

HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD WITH WATERCRESS AND PICKLED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Combine the shallot with ½ cup white wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate 30 minutes, or until shallots turn pink. Strain before using.
• To make dressing, take 2 tablespoons of vinegar from the shallot mixture and place in a bowl. Whisk in 1/2 cup of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• To make the salad, cut the heirloom tomatoes into wedges. Place 2 cups watercress in a large bowl and top with tomato wedges, pickled shallots and dressing.

HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD WITH SHISO AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients for the dressing.
• Cut heirloom tomatoes into small chunky wedges and halve cherry tomatoes (unless very small).
• Season tomatoes with sea salt and pepper in a large bowl. Toss with dressing and marinate tomatoes 5 minutes.
• Toss tomatoes with shiso leaves and serve with juices from bowl.