Anticiplate

Ahh! Warm Weather. That means outdoor grilling, sunbathing, and fresh summer salads. It also means TOMATOES!

Tomatoes are probably one of my favorite foods. I like them all ways, all kinds, all shapes, all sizes. However, the bittersweet and ironic part of my love affair with tomatoes is that my husband is not a huge tomato fan. He only eats them cooked or in salsa. Basically, he only eats them when they don’t taste like tomatoes. There goes my options.

I decided to make this salad for a family get together that we had over the weekend. I hoped that Erik would give this salad a try….and he did. We are making progress!

Serves 8

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 0 minutes

3 pints cherry tomatoes, halved (you can use multi-color)

3/4 lb. french feta (goat feta)

1 small red onion, chopped

3 tbsp. white wine vinegar

1/4 c. olive oil

1 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. freshly cracked pepper

2 tbsp. basil leaves, minced

2 tbsp. flat leaf parsley, minced

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place in a large bowl. Crumble the feta into large chunks (about 1/4 of an inch). Add the feta to the tomatoes and then add the onion, vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, basil, and parsley. Toss gently and season again to taste with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.