Heritage, or heirloom, tomatoes have been around for many years. The most common varieties are yellow, green and purple, and are now making themselves known on menus as the warmer weather approaches.
Heirlooms, apart from their appearance, have the same taste and texture as the common red tomato. Our tomato salad recipe is perfect for a healthy starter or a platter for the BBQ when friends are around.
Heritage Tomatoes, Broad Bean and Aged Feta Salad Recipe
Course: Sides, LunchCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
0
minutesTotal time
30
minutesIngredients
4 mix heritage tomatoes
1/2 cup broad beans
4 fresh basil leaves
½ tsp toasted fennel seeds
1 finely sliced red chilli
½ cup toasted croutons
½ red onion finely sliced
½ cup finely shaved cucumber ribbons
½ cup of barrel aged feta
Extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon
2 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp castor sugar
Sea salt
Freshly cracked white pepper
Directions
- Take a mixing bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients.
- Add ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, the juice of the lemon, toasted fennel seeds and sliced chilli, sugar and white wine vinegar.
- Mix the dressing well until all the ingredients are combined.
- Add the tomatoes, croutons, cucumber, basil leaves, feta and broad beans.
- Toss the ingredients for one minute until lightly coated.
- Take a large flat serving plate and arrange the ingredients.
- The remaining dressing in the mixing bowl can be used as a side dressing for the salad. Enjoy.
