summer tomato salad – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg summer tomato salad – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/summer-heirloom-tomato-salad/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/summer-heirloom-tomato-salad/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2016 05:00:49 +0000 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/?p=10678 Heirloom tomato salad made with corn, red onion, string beans and a handful of fresh herbs mixed with a summery vinaigrette and feta cheese is a perfect summer salad to serve at a picnic, cookout, or even as a late Saturday or Sunday afternoon lunch. I’d like to know: who was it that decided to put lettuce in salads? I’m not saying there is anything wrong with lettuce salads. Or spinach salads, arugula salads or even kale salads for that matter. What I am saying, though, is that salads are perfectly good without lettuce, especially in the peak of the summer when fruits and vegetables are arguably at their freshest. Before we talk about heirloom tomatoes, let me tell you a little sob story. Well, one might call it a first world problem but for the sake of this story, it’s a sad one. Last summer, the beautiful Green City Market farmers’ market that Chicago is known for opened a little outpost in a parking lot about three blocks from my apartment building. I loved it and took Henry there every weekend to sniff the basil plants and say hello to the different vendors. I tried to buy as many […]

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