🍅 Fresh Tomato Salad with Basil & Balsamic Glaze

I made this for our 4th of July party last week. I used our fresh garden tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. It was so delicious! I highly recommend it as a fresh, bright summer side! 

🍅 Fresh Tomato Salad with Basil & Balsamic Glaze

 🧄 Ingredients

 6–8 large tomatoes, sliced or chopped 

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, torn or chopped

Crumbled feta 

 2 tbsp olive oil 1–2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 

Salt & pepper to taste 

 🥣 Instructions

Chop or slice your tomatoes and place in a big bowl. Add sliced onion,basil and feta cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss gently and let sit for 10–15 minutes before serving to let the flavors develop.

Corn and Tomato Salad

5 tomatoes, cut up

1 bunch green onions (including white bottoms), diced up

1 can of corn, drained

2 cloves garlic, diced

olive oil

balsamic vinegar

dijon mustard

Stir the first 4 ingredients together.  In a separate bowl, blend the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and dijon mustard together.  Pour over the vegetable mixture and stir well.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Easy, Delicious Bruschetta

3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil (preferably high quality, I used Bari)
6 Roma tomatoes, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
crusty Italian type bread, cut into slices
garlic olive oil (again, quality is important, I used Bari)
fresh basil, torn into bite size pieces

Mix the balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a medium sized bowl (not a metal bowl).  Stir in the Roma tomatoes, garlic, salt, and pepper.  Set aside to let the flavors blend together.  Meanwhile, brush garlic olive oil on the sliced Italian bread.  Broil on high until browned and slightly crisp.  Spoon the tomato mixture on top of the bread, and top with the fresh basil. Enjoy!