Tomato Salad with Mozzarella

Ingredients

• 1.2kg heirloom tomatoes (tiger striped, plum, black Russian etc)
• 1 red onion, sliced 3mm thick
• 2 stalks fresh basil, slightly bruised, roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 pinch black pepper, ground
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 120g Mozzarella cheese, roughly torn
• 50g Kalamata olives, pitted, dried for 1 hour at 100’c, chopped fine

Method

Slice all the tomatoes into bite sized wedges and mix together in a large bowl.

Add the sliced onions, garlic and basil and toss together in the bowl.

Season the tomatoes and onions with a pinch of salt, pepper, white wine vinegar and olive oil.

Leave for 5 minutes to marinade and exchange flavours.

Arrange the tomatoes on a large serving plate, finish by scattering over the mozzarella cheese and dried kalamata olives.