Three-tomato salad

Name: Three-tomato salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 26 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 300 ml (10 fl oz) olive oil; 250 g (8 oz) yellow cherry tomatoes; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves; sea salt; 1 kg (2 lb) ripe plum (Roma) tomatoes; 4 large ripe red tomatoes; 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
27 hr

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

Succulent semi-dried tomatoes made at home are jar superior to shop-bought ones and the tomato flavour is wonderfully intense without sacrificing any texture.

Ingredients

Semi-Dried Tomatoes

1 kg (2 lb) ripe plum (Roma) tomatoes
sea salt
2

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

At least one day before you wish to serve the salad, preheat the oven to warm 160°C (315°F/Gas 2–3). Halve the plum tomatoes and scoop out the seeds. Place the tomatoes, cut-side uppermost, on baking trays. Sprinkle sparingly with some sea salt, black pepper and th