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Greenmarket Tomatoes with Basil Emulsion and Whole Wheat Country Loaf

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Greenmarket Tomatoes with Basil Emulsion and Whole Wheat Country Loaf

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Tomato Recipe

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Fresh Basil

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Heirloom Tomatoes

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish in the Raw
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mrslarkin's Notes: This was my first ever recipe submission to food52: Created this today. A no-brainer. Great tomatoes at the farmers market and basil, too. Too hot to cook! A nice chilled white wine and...
This was my first ever recipe submission to food52:

Created this today. A no-brainer. Great tomatoes at the farmers market and basil, too. Too hot to cook! A nice chilled white wine and that's what I call dinner!

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Serves One (can be easily doubled)

for the salad:

1 large heirloom tomato Ask a question about this ingredient

basil emulsion Ask a question about this ingredient

sea salt or kosher salt Ask a question about this ingredient

fresh cracked black pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 whole wheat country loaf (or your favorite bread) Ask a question about this ingredient

for the basil emulsion:

2 cups packed clean basil leaves (stemmed, washed and dried) Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup good olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient

1 very big or 3 small peeled garlic cloves Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt Ask a question about this ingredient

In a blender, combine basil leaves, olive oil, garlic and salt. Blend until very smooth. Store in a squeezy bottle, for easy serving. Refrigerate leftover basil emulsion with a slick of olive oil covering the top so it doesn't oxidize. Can be used on sandwiches, pasta, fish, chicken, etc.
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Slice tomato. Drizzle basil emulsion over. Sprinkle of salt and pepper if desired.
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Slice country loaf and serve with tomato to soak up juices.
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6 Comments on Greenmarket Tomatoes with Basil Emulsion and Whole Wheat Country Loaf

boulangere added 11 months ago

It doesn't get any better than this. What a wonderful start you made.

mrslarkin added 11 months ago

Thank you so much, boulangere.

Sagegreen added about 1 year ago

Simply delicious! We really don't need to do much to a great tomato, except savor it.

mrslarkin added about 1 year ago

Thanks Sagegreen! Yes, hard to resist eating it straight off the plant sometimes!

KelseyTheNaptimeChef added over 2 years ago

I love eating tomatoes simply like this - this looks fantastic!

mrslarkin added over 2 years ago

thanks so much Kelsey! BTW, love your bio. We had the BEST summer vacation last year in Cooperstown! Enjoyed many bottles of Ommegang and cave-aged cheese.