Saturday August 21, 2010

heirloom tomato salad with goat cheese and thyme

This recipe was made for me by a friend who is a sensational cook. She made a 3 course meal and this salad was outstanding. With so few ingredients, it perfectly balanced the rest of our dinner. I thought I had fresh thyme on hand, but to my surprise, I didn't, so we used fresh chives instead. While this was very good, I am told the thyme is preferred. Be sure to use the best olive oil you can get and all fresh ingredients.

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese and Thyme
Serves 4

Ingredients

4 medium sized heirloom tomatoes (preferably a mix of colors)
1 small log of goat cheese
olive oil
lemon juice
sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
fresh thyme, flowers only (stems removed) - or in this case, I used Chives

Directions

Wash tomatoes and pat dry. Cut into 1" pieces
Place tomatoes on individual plates
Drizzle with Olive Oil followed by squeezed lemon juice
Portion goat cheese on each plate, arranging over the tomatoes
Sprinkle with fresh flowers of Thyme
Salt and pepper to taste

Posted by terry dagrosa at 11:11AM on August 21 in salads, vegetarian / Permalink

Comments

I love the sound of this with fresh thyme. Always looking for more ideas with heirloom tomatoes.

Posted by Kalynskitchen at August 21, 2010 6:38 PM

Hi Kalyn--what an honor to hear from you! While the salad was delicious with the chives, I really did prefer the fresh thyme as was suggested by my friend. Either way, if you have seasonal, ripe heirloom tomatoes you can't go wrong with your herb of choice, as the tomatoes are the stars in this simple recipe.

Posted by terry dagrosa

at August 21, 2010 7:39 PM

This looks yummy, simple, clean and refreshing.

Posted by Guy at August 22, 2010 11:47 AM

Hello and thank you for commenting. It is truly refreshing and wonderful on its own or as a side. And of course, now is the time to enjoy tomatoes while they are in season and at their peak.

Posted by terry dagrosa

at August 22, 2010 2:20 PM

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