Hi everyone! Yes! It’s still summer and during my five weeks in Italy I suffered the heat a lot! Oh Lord, it seems impossible that even your appetite can be jeopardize by the extremely high temperatures!
Of course Italians have their ways to make you hungry even if you are hot 😉 and this salad is the perfect example of a light meal full of taste and vitamins and at the same time very refreshing: in other words, perfect as a light lunch or side dish. Not to mention that it’s so colorful and bright that it will light up your table and be perfect also as appetizer or side dish during a cook out! Grab some tomatoes, capers, green olives, red onions, fresh basil and Italian dressing, and your colorful salad is ready! For this recipe you don’t need quantities… just fill your plate with sliced tomatoes (better if the heirloom kind) as much as you want and decorate it with the other ingredients… I hope you will like it as much as I do!
INGREDIENTS
ripe heirloom tomatoes
green olives (deprived of their water)
capers (deprived of their water)
fresh basil
sea salt to taste
olive oil to taste
a sprinkle of red wine vinegar
finely sliced red onion
optional: black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Wash the tomatoes, take away the stem and slice them 1/4″ thick.
Arrange the tomatoes nicely in a dish, and spread on top the red onions first, then the capers, green olives, and basil. 
Dust with a pinch of sea salt (and black pepper if you’d like), sprinkle with red wine vinegar, “give it a round” of extravergin olive oil and serve it!
It’s impressive how such a simple dish it’s so delicious!
LEARNT IT, MADE IT, LOVE IT!
TIPS: – If you don’t like the idea of a vegetarian salad, you can pair this dish with hard boiled eggs or tuna in olive oil… it would turn even better!
– This salad can be prepared all year long but of course it’s better if made during the tomatoes season… seasonal produce always have a better taste!
How about you? Do you have a favorite summer salad that you like to enjoy in the most hot days? Please, feel free to let me know you thoughts by leaving a comment… I really enjoy learning others tastes and recipes!
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MUCH LOVE
SILVIA
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Loving the energy in your blog and the delicious recipe! Following you on Insta from @vivieimpara, would love if you checked out my recent post too! 😊
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Hi Elizabeth! Thank you ! I will for sure take a look to your profile and blog! Thanks for stopping by and following me ☺️
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Thank you ❤ Excited to follow you on here.
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… plus, now you have one more recipe for using up your heirloom tomatoes 😉
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Yes, thank you!!! 🙂
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So delicious & fantastic .
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Thank you so much! To be honest, I think the same as you ☺️! Thanks for your likes and nice comments!!!
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Its my pleasure
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Ciao Silvia, I love this kind of salad. Unfortunately, good tomatoes are hard to come by in these parts. I am already looking forward to my trip to Sardegna next month!
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Hi Stefan! I hear you. Excellent tomatoes are quite hard to find also here in MidWest… wow, Sardinia! We were In Puglia few weeks ago and the food was fantastic.. have fun during your vacation! And thanks for finding the time to stop by my blog !
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Silvia, this is definitely Italian goodness in all its glory!
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Yes Mimi! Especially if you have the privilege to use fresh Italian ingredients!
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Absolutely drooling!
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Thanks for your comment! I am glad you like it!
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It’s winter here, but I’m definitely giving it a go once the weather gets a little warmer and my tomatoes and basil come back. 🙂
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Of course! I have many traditional Italian recipes that suit better for winter… if you are curious just scroll Down the main manu and give it a glance!
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Thank you. 🙂
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A delicious and refreshing salad! My wife loves cucumber, tomato and feta cheese – a summer treat to be sure, and no ovens on!
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Hi John! Your salad sounds very appealing too and you are right, better keeping that oven off when it’s 100 degree out there!
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