Make the most of late summer tomatoes.
Ingredients
—3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp creamy Dijon-style mustard ½ tsp flaky sea salt, or salt to taste 2 Tbsp finely grated parmesan or grano padano Finely grated zest ½ lemon 1 Tbsp lemon juice A bowl of tomatoes of assorted colour and shape ½ cup smallish basil leaves 1 Tbsp toasted chopped pine nuts, optional
Method
—1 Whisk oil, mustard, salt, cheese and lemon zest and juice together in a small bowl.
2 Slice tomatoes, or cut into wedges, and arrange in a shallow serving dish.
3 Chop basil finely and add to dressing. Spoon over tomatoes, sprinkle with pine nuts if using, and serve.
Recipe Notes
You can use this as a starting point and add small black olives (inexpensive cured Moroccan olives are good in this mix), or sliced avocado, or slivers of feta.
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