For this month's Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned the awesome blog, Chit Chat Chomp! Isn't that the best blog name? Chit Chat Chomp is run by an Australian lady named Leigh, and she has a ton of very intriguing, tasty looking recipes of all kinds on her blog.
I ended up choosing a recipe called The Mothership Tomato Salad. It's from the chef Jamie Oliver, and I was drawn to it because I LOVE tomatoes! We have tomato salad very frequently, usually just using tomatoes, a pinch of salt, and balsamic vinegar. Simple and delicious. The Mothership Tomato Salad is like a fancier version of that. It's still super fast and easy to make, but has things like oregano, garlic, and red pepper flakes. So good, and definitely a repeat! Best of all is there aren't even really any measurements, you just sprinkle in the ingredients to your heart's content.
In a few days I plan to make Leigh's wonderful looking Chickpea Falafels. I actually made the tomato salad a few days ago just because the recipe looked irresistible, and planned to make the falafels for this post, but then I got sick. I'm still recovering, so the falafels will have to wait a couple of more days!
The Mothership Tomato Salad
tomatoes (recipe calls for heirloom, I used grape), cut into bite size chunks
small amount of minced garlic
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
pinch of pepper
pinch of oregano
pinch of red pepper flakes
splash of extra virgin olive oilpinch of red pepper flakes
splash of balsamic vinegar (about 1/4 the amount of olive oil)
Just toss everything together in a bowl, taste, and add a bit more of anything if it needs more! Enjoy.
what a simple but delicious recipe!
ReplyDeleteIt really is, Elizabeth!
DeleteLooks like a summer winner!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, especially if you grow your own tomatoes! I haven't had the best luck growing tomatoes in Alaska so don't bother anymore because my gardening space is very limited, but I do adore tomatoes and used to grow them in Washington and Virginia.
DeleteYUM. I love a simple tomato salad like this...tastes like summer!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely :D
Deletei love the name of this dish! i bet it's awesome :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a cute name? That's not why I picked it, but it certainly adds to the appeal!
DeleteThanks so much for your kind words and I'd love to hear how the falafels go - I'm a big fan of them!
ReplyDeleteLeigh, I'll definitely let you know how they turn out! I have all the ingredients here. Haven't made them yet, in part because we got falafel pitas from a local place for lunch the other day :) I loved the tomato salad, though, and hopefully you don't mind that I picked something so simple from your blog. Like I said, I was sick and just happened to have made the tomato salad already so went with that for this post.
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