Grilled Tomato Salad

The tomatoes in this tomato salad recipe are seared, giving them a sweet, juicy flavor and an attractive look. The grilled tomatoes are mixed with a delicious basil, lemon and garlic dressing. A dash of Worcestershire sauce is added to the dressing to give it a rich, spicy taste.

This tomato salad makes a great side dish and goes perfectly with any grilled meat recipe or grilled fish recipe. It can be served either warm or cold and keeps in the refrigerator if there is any left over. Vine-ripened tomatoes are the best type to use in this grilled tomato recipe because they are more flavorful than regular tomatoes and have a deeper red color but you can use any tomatoes if a vine-ripened variety is unavailable.

Tomato Salad

Ingredients -

1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
3 dashes Worchestshire Sauce
1/2 cup chopped Fresh Basil
Salt, to taste
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
5 large Vine Ripened Tomatoes, quartered
1/2 loaf of Crusty Bread torn in 5 pieces

Preparation:

Make sure grilling surface is clean and preheat to medium.

Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl. Add basil and let set.

Season quartered tomatoes with salt and pepper. When grill is hot shear the tomatoes, turning frequently until brown on all sides.

Toss sheared tomatoes in the basil mixture. Divide salad among 5 salad plates.

Serve with crusty bread

Serves 4

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Tomato - to·ma·to

(tè mã tõ, má-) n, pl, -toes.

Any number of plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family of plants. The tomato is originally native to Mexico, Central and South America, especial the widely cultivated genus L. lycopersicum.

The tomato bears a mildly acid, pulpy, typically red fruit Vegetable. It can be eaten raw or cooked as a many variation of pasta sauces. Can be eaten in the green state as is common in many caned relishes. Also comes in yellow and orange.

Tomato: refers to both the fruit itself and the plant. Tomatoes are best grown in hot, humid areas with long growing season, but can be grown pretty much anywhere with accommodations.

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A Picture of grilled tomatoes used to make our grilled tomato salad. A light and refreshing salad perfect thing to do with tomatoes fresh out of the garden.