What has the world come to when the
only good tomato with any taste at all is one we've grown ourselves
or bought from a farmer's market. The past couple of decades has seen
emerge new and exciting foods, rare and unusual products,
extraordinary cooking techniques, a bombardment of exotic recipes.
The food revolution with its celebrity chefs hasn't exactly passed us
by yet we still can't find a good tomato.
My heirloom tomato recipe below with
lemon and caper dressing is a taste sensation but please only make
this if you have access to sweet, perfect tomatoes. There is nothing
like them. Supermarket ones will not do this justice.
Ingredients:
2-3 handfuls heirloom tomatoes,
2 lemons, peeled to the bare fruit (all
pith removed), filleted with the membranes squeezed and juice
reserved
Dressing ingredients:
2 tablespoons spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons salted baby capers,
washed and drained
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
100ml extra virgin olive oil
Method:
Mix together the dressing ingredients
and lastly add the lemon segments taking care not to break them up.
Carefully mix the dressing through the cut tomatoes. Sprinkle with a
little sea salt and serve immediately.
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