Beefsteak Tomato Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ripe beefsteak tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
• 12 seedless watermelon sticks (3 inch long sticks)
• 8 sticks firm feta cheese (2 inch long sticks)
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (good quality)
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• basil leaves
• sea salt or herb fleur de sel
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup olive oil
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 to prepare basil oil: blanch 2 cups basil leaves in boiling water, then immediately place in ice water; drain well.
• 2 transfer drained basil to blender; add 1 cup olive oil and salt to taste; process 1 minute or until pureed.
• 3 pass through a fine mesh strainer.
• 4 to prepare the salad, divide tomato slices among four salad plates.
• 5 top each with three sticks watermelon and two sticks feta cheese; drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some basil oil.
• 6 garnish with basil leaves; serve salt separately.