Stacked Tomato Salad With Tapenade And Basil Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Place bottom tomato slice onto a plate and season with sea salt and black pepper. Spread burrata cheese over tomato slice and top with torn basil leaves. Drizzle with olive oil. Top with next tomato slice. Repeat cheese-tomato layering process with remaining slices, finishing with top tomato slice.

Steps:

• Place a tomato slice on a plate and spread with some of the tapenade. Then place a slice of the mozzarella on top, add a few basil leaves, and finish with another tomato slice. You can add another layer to make Napoleon as high as you desire. Top with another small spoonful of the tapenade and then drizzle the Sweet Basil Dressing over the tomato and around the plate. Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil and repeat to make 4 to 6 plates.
• Combine olives, garlic, anchovies and pine nuts in a food processor and process until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Whisk together vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then stir in the basil.

Steps:

• Blend tapenade in processor. cover and chill. make dressing. season with salt and pepper. can be made 8 hrs ahead. let stand at toom temp. for salad: on one tomato slice, spread generous tablespoon tapenade. top with cheese round. repeat layering. top each stack with third tomato slice. chop remaining tomato slices; place in bowl and toss with 2 TBLSP dressing. Spoon some dressing over each stack.

Steps:

• Put the cherry tomatoes in a large serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss.
• In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, sour cream, basil, shallot and garlic. Season with pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the tomatoes and toss.

Steps:

• For tapenade: Blend olives, garlic anchovies and nuts in processor until almost smooth. With machine running, add oil. Process until blended, season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 days ahead, and chilled) For Dressing: Whisk vinegar, honey and mustard in a bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Stir in basil. Season with salt and pepper. (can be make 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temp.) For Salad: Place a tomato slice on each of 8 plates. Spread each with generous TBSP of tapenade, top with cheese slice. Repeat layering. Top each stack with a third tomato slice. Chop remaining tomato slices; place in a bowl and toss with 2 Tbsp of dressing. Spoon some dressing over each stack. Spoon chopped tomatoes along side.

Steps:

• Whisk all dressing ingredients together except oil and basil.
• Drizzle in oil, whisking constantly.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste.
• Stir in basil.
• Arrange tomato slices on a salad plate and spoon dressing over slices.
• Cover and chill.
• Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
• If you desire serve over fresh bed of lettuce.

Steps:

• Place tomato slices around the edge of a plate overlapping slightly, tucking in halved onion slices and basil leaves between tomato slices. Put shredded mozzarella cheese in center of plate.
• Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; drizzle over tomatoes.

Steps:

• To make tapenade, put olives, capers, anchovies and garlic in container of food processor or blender, along with a bit of olive oil. Pulse machine once or twice, and swiftly add remaining olive oil while machine is running. Do not purée. You want a coarse, uneven blend. (If you have the energy, you can chop all the ingredients by hand or grind them with mortar and pestle.) Thin with more olive oil if you like.
• Core tomatoes, cut them in two horizontally and shake out the seeds, squeezing gently. Chop. Toss with tapenade, and some salt and pepper if necessary. Stir in basil leaves. Taste, adjust seasonings and serve.