TOMATO SALAD

Common-sense cookery for English hous... · Kenney-Herbert, A. R. (Arthur Robert), 1840-1916 · 1905

Source: Common-sense cookery for English households : with twenty menus worked out in detail
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Ingredients (9)

Salad Base

raw ripe tomatoes ↝ Tomatoes, raw [Tomatoes]

Garnish

chives or the stems of spring onions ↝ Chives, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Dressing

oil ↝ Oil, safflower [Fats and Oils]
freshly ground black pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
tarragon, or any aromatic vinegar

Garnish

minced fines herbes
Strips of red or green capsicum ↝ Peppers, bell, red, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (6)

Slice raw ripe tomatoes.
Sprinkle with chives or the stems of spring onions.
Dress with oil, freshly ground black pepper, salt, and vinegar. Use a freer use of the vinegar cruet as tomatoes are somewhat sweet.
Optionally, use tarragon or any aromatic vinegar.
Sprinkle minced fines herbes over the whole.
Add strips of red or green capsicum.

Original Text

TOMATO SALAD.
An excellent salad is that made by slicing raw ripe tomatoes and sprinkling them with chives or the stems of spring onions. The dressing given should be like that recommended for lettuce :-no stint in the matter of oil with freshly ground black pepper and salt seasoning, but inasmuch as tomatoes are somewhat sweet, there may be a little freer use of the vinegar cruet. As in all salads, tarragon, or any aromatic vinegar, may be employed advantageously in this one, and minced fines herbes may be sprinkled over the whole. Strips of red or green capsicum harmonise most pleasantly with a tomato salad. This is obviously a dish for the sterner sex, although I have known many ladies like it. The onion or chives may, of course, be used with discretion.

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