All posts tagged: Tomato

Deconstructed Ratatouille Salad

I just got back from our annual vacation in Canada to find summer in Los Angeles still in full swing. The first few days of September have been scorching with temperatures hovering near 100*. My tomato plants are loving the prolonged heat and I came home to find them full of sweet, delicious fruit. I couldn’t resist posting this shameless tomato selfie on the BHF Facebook Page.. When my friend Paige saw the pic she commented “I want to eat you tomatoes!” so I gladly invited her over for a tomato-centric lunch. I also had a couple of little Japanese eggplant, yellow summer squash, zucchini and peppers in the garden so I thought of making ratatouille but wanted something lighter. I came up with this salad of grilled vegetables in a cherry tomato vinaigrette. It tastes delicious warm or chilled and is a fresh, healthy take on a summer standard. Enjoy! Ingredients: Serves 4 For Tomato Vinaigrette: 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes, halved 1small Onion cut into 1/4 inch thick slices 1Shallot 2 cloves Garlic 2 …

The Simplest and Best way to Enjoy Heirloom Tomatoes

Summer tomatoes are finally here! With fun names like Green Zebra, Brandywine, Lollypop, Pineapple each heirloom tomato seems to taste better than the next. In fact there may be nothing better than a fresh cut heirloom tomato EXCEPT- a fresh cut heirloom tomato with a sprinkle of truffle salt and a light drizzle of very good olive oil. Oh sure, you could turn them into sauce or place them on a bed of greens, but right now these fresh beauties are the real stars. Why not let them shine? Have as an easy appetizer or refreshing snack. In fact even my chihuahua Lola likes them and she rarely eats anything that isn’t spelled M-E-A-T so you know they must be fantastic 😉 Enjoy! xJacq