Easy Peasy Garden Fresh Tomato Salad Recipe

Our dear neighbor decided a few years back that he would begin growing a vegetable garden.  He shared with me how he was inspired by the wonderful memories he had of his grandfather working on the family vegetable garden each summer.  Well, over the course of a few years and after many, many hours digging and planting and weeding, his garden has tripled in size and now includes just about any delicious vegetable, fruit, and herb you could think of.  He's even added some wonderful color this year by adding a beautiful border of flowers including ten foot tall sunflowers that follow the sun all day long.

Almost every other night, he either shows up at the door with a bag full of beans and lettuce or I come home to a treat on the doorstep of tomatoes and basil and peppers.  This past weekend, we were treated to an overfilled bag of the most delightful cherry tomatoes...red, orange, even purple.  Have you had a purple cherry tomato?  Please, please, please...if you see them at your local farmer's market, give them a try.  You're in for a real treat, a sweet treat, I might add.  

With so many tomatoes, along with a few bowls full of other items from his garden I'd yet to have a chance to eat, I threw together the tomato salad recipe below.  
I'm calling it, The Easy Peasy Fresh Tomato Salad.  It's quick and easy (hence the name) and a great addition to a meal or serve as an appetizer with pita chips like I did this weekend.

Here's what you'll need:
  • That favorite chopping knife
  • Your trusty cutting board 
  • Lots of yummy tomatoes
I used about one pint of red, one pint of yellow and one pint of purple cherry tomatoes

  • One large red onion
  • Three ears of corn
Grill the corn for a fire-roasted flavor
  •  Fresh Basil
  • Fresh Mozzarella 
  •  A touch of Salt and Pepper to taste

 Here's a picture of the end result 

Give the recipe a try, add some peppers or herbs, skip the mozzarella, add some balsamic vinegar, what's so wonderful about a recipe like this is that you can make it with whatever you love. 

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Keep it Sweet and Keep it Spicy,
xxoo Aly

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