Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Tomato Salad

Tomato Salad.

You can have Tomato Salad using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tomato Salad

1. You need 3 of very large Heirloom tomatoes of varying types, sliced.
2. Prepare 1 tsp of salt, and usually more.
3. It's 1/4 tsp of pepper, or more.
4. It's 1/2 cup of Extra virgin olive oil.
5. You need 6 of to 7 fresh basil leaves torn or cut.

Tomato Salad step by step

1. When making a fresh tomato based dish never use stainless steel, tin or aluminum bowls. The acidity of the tomatoes will react. Stick with glass, ceramic, pottery or corning ware bowls..
2. In a large bowl add sliced tomatoes and salt. Stir to sweat the tomatoes. This is the acid in the dish and is why you don't need vinegar. Taste the tomatoes as they sweat and add more salt to keep them sweating - but not too much so that salt overtakes the flavor of the tomatoes. You will notice the juices starting to build. Add pepper to your liking and stir..
3. Add olive oil, basil and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and let the ingredients marry. Stir every so often. As the flavors start to develop I normally add more basil for a deeper level and will sometimes add more olive oil..