Tomato Salad

[Light]

1 kg tomatoes ( I prefer Roma , but others are fine too)

1 cup cold pressed Extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

1-3 cloves of fresh garlic

1/4-1/2 teaspoon of black ground pepper corns

1/2-1 table spoon of salt

Shallots (1-2 stalkes)

Parsley (a bunch)

You can repalce with any other herb ( Basil works really well too)

Dice the tomatoes into small squares.

Dice the garlic finely.

The parsley and shallots can be left into bigger pieces, as they give a nice colour against the red.

Put everything together in a bowl and mix.

Add the Olive oil and Lemon juice to the mix.

Season with Black pepper and Salt.

This salad gets better when it sits in the fridge for a few hours before serving , as the flavours will soften and melt together.

A very good dish when feeling rundown and you need a 'pick me up'.
It keeps well in the fridge.


If using store tomatoes, I place them on the window sill to get them to ripen and get a nice deep red colour, before making this salad.

[Light]

It's a good one ,as the acidity in the tomatoes is neutralised by the lemon that's alkaline. A good way of getting Lycopene that's in the tomatoes, good for the skin , heart ,etc...a perfect salad after a hard training session, as it helps to resotre the body from dehydration, with bonus of the extra virgin olive oil...:)