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Tomato Salad

5/27/2013

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My sister and I were recently doing some cross border shopping in the USA when we stopped at T.G.I. FRiDAYS for dinner. I had the Jack Daniel's Black Angus Shrimp & Sirloin - OH MY GOODNESS!!! The steak was perfect, the Jack Daniel's Sauce sumblime but I was also impressed by the tomato salad. The salad was slightly chilled, sweet, crunchy and delicious with bits of cheese..
 I had to recreate it and I believe this fits the bill.
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I used 2 different grape tomatoes because I just wanted pretty colours.
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Zima are the super sweet orange tomatoes and Sun Drops are the red ones. A perfect combination for this salad.
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I believe T.G.I. FRiDAY'S just used cubed mozzerella,
 I prefer Tre Stelle Bocconcini Pearls. If you never tried bocconcini, you don't know what you're missing, it's a semi soft unripened cheese. 
Amazing Tomato Salad  DaytoDayDreams.com
I LOVE the little pearls, they are about the size of a pea, perfect for salads
Amazing Tomato Salad  DaytoDayDreams.com
Amazing Tomato Salad  DaytoDayDreams.com
I also used some red onion.
Amazing Tomato Salad  DaytoDayDreams.com
I didn't measure, I just used lots of tomatoes, enough Tre Stelle Bocconcini Pearls to look pretty and some red onion to taste.
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Tomato Salad
Ingredients:
Grape or Cherry sized tomatoes cut in 1/2, as much as desired
Tre Stelle Boccincini Pearls, as much a desired
Red onion, diced or sliced
Italian Salad Dressing - (recipe below)
Directions:
Place the above items into an appropriate sized bowl, pour dressing over tomatoes to taste. Stir and allow to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours prior to serving. If possoble, stir mixture a few times while marinating. Sprinkle with a little more pepper and serve.
ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon white sugar
1.5 tablespoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 tablespoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic salt, onion powder, sugar, oregano, pepper, thyme, basil, parsley and regular salt. Store in a tightly sealed container.
2. To prepare dressing, whisk together 1/4 cup white vinegar, 2/3 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons of the dry mix.
This will make approximately 1/2 cup of dry ingredients.
 I keep this in a jar or baggie to use when needed.3. To prepare the dressing for this salad (or any salad) you need 2/3 cup of olive oil, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, 2 tablespoons or water, 2 tablespoons of the dry mixture.

Store any extra mixed dressing in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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                     Bon Appetit !

6 Comments
AnneMarie
5/28/2013 04:17:23 pm

This looks really good. I like the idea of making the dressing spices a head of time. Where did you get teh orange tomatoes?

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Michelle Mundy - Day to Day Dreams
5/29/2013 12:19:14 am

Hi AnneMarie,
Thanks for stopping by!
The tomatoes were purchased from Costco.
The super sweet orange, Zima were grown by SUNSET Produce,
here is their website if you need to find a retailer near you. www.sunsetgrown.com
The red ones, Sun Drops, are from Mucci Farms, if you need a retailer for these contact www.muccifarms.com.
Thanks for you inquiry, enjoy!

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Debra D.
5/30/2013 02:15:53 pm

Would this work with bottled salad dressing?

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Michelle - Day to day Dreams
5/31/2013 05:15:57 am

Hi Debra - ABSOLUTELY!
Don't tell but i've used it with bottled dressing when I'm in a hurry and I've run out of the herb mixture. I've used Newmans Own Italian as well as the Kraft Zesty Italian. Don't forget fresh ground pepper...yum!

Enjoy and thanks for visiting!

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Trudy
7/14/2014 03:17:45 am

Thanks for posting Shell....I'm making this for a weekend gathering. :)

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Michelle - Day to day Dreams
7/14/2014 03:30:52 am

Enjoy!!

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