Few salads are so universally delicious like my tomato salad. Versatile and simple, this dish never fails to deliver on texture, colour and flavour. Learn how it could the be perfect pairing for your next meal...
Cut and arrange the tomatoes and add to a bowl. Add the onion, oregano, salt and pepper and then pour over the oil and vinegar. Stir gently and then cover and leave for an hour or so to marinade.
Decant to a serving platter and serve cold or at room temperature.
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Heirloom tomato salad is a versatile dish to make at home. There are so many variations to try where you can mix and match flavours for infinite results.
Onion varieties - Try white onion, spring onion (scallions) or Shallots.
Fresh herbs - Experiment with YOUR favourite herb. I'll often use tarragon, basil, chives, marjoram, thyme, parsley and dill.
Vinegar - I use whatever vinegars I have at home. Recent favourites included Champagne, sherry, verjus, pomegranate and rice vinegar.
Oil - For Chinese, Korean or Japanese pairings, I'll add a teaspoon of sesame oil.
Extra ingredients
Cheese - My favourites are Feta, Goats Cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano, Buffalo Mozzarella or Burrata, Blue Cheese and Spanish Manchego.
Olives - A few green or black olives are great scattered into the salad. Capers also work well.
Nuts - One of my favourite salad enhancers is nuts. I'll dry fry (or lightly fry in oil) some unsalted nuts like cashews, pistachio, pine nuts or slivered almonds. I chop them roughly and scatter over just before serving. Try sunflower seeds too.
Oil enhancers - Often I'll flavour my oil with something extra like garlic puree, mashed anchovies or lemon juice.