A side dish: salade de tomates, the French tomato salad of ripe tomatoes with wafer-thin shallot and a vinaigrette of Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar and olive oil. It is a simple salad that depends on the tomatoes. It goes with steak, chicken, fish and grilled meat. Tip: only make it when the tomatoes really taste good.
Salade de tomates
Salade de tomates
Method
Cut the tomatoes and shallot
Cut the tomatoes into slices or wedges. Cut the shallot into wafer-thin rings.
Make the vinaigrette
Make a vinaigrette from the mustard, vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Dress and finish
Spoon the vinaigrette over the tomatoes and shallot and finish with parsley.
Tips & notes
Servings and times are a guideline.
Chef's tip
Only make this salad when the tomatoes really taste good. Lovely with steak, chicken, fish and grilled meat.