Category: Dinner

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Fresh Mozzarella Recipe

Heirloom Tomato SaladThis heirloom tomato salad is ridiculously easy to make, and it’s so refreshing and delicious! How can you go wrong?

Upon seeing an overload of heirloom tomatoes at the market, I was inspired to make this summery, Italian side dish. It works really well as a side dish for some roasted chicken or as an appetizer or salad course.

This dish is a slight variation on Jamie Oliver’s “Tomato Mothership” recipe from Jamie at Home. If you’d like to watch the original video, he describes some of the preparations in greater detail.

Heirloom Tomato Salad – What you’ll need:

  • 1 to 2 pounds of various heirloom tomatoes, the more variety the better.
  • 1/2 to 1 pound fresh mozzarella balls (depending on how much cheese you like)
  • 1/2 pound mixed Mediterranean olives
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
  • splash of red wine or balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp kosher salt

Heirloom Tomato Salad – What you’ll need to do:

Chunk the tomatoes into various sizes and shapes. This will give the heirloom tomato salad a rustic, homemade appearance.

The next step is very important:

Put the chunked-up tomatoes into a colander and sprinkle them generously with kosher salt. Give them a toss and sprinkle on a bit more salt. Let them drain in the sink or into a bowl for 20 minutes. This will remove the excess water and seriously intensify that delicious tomato flavor.

Next, transfer the tomatoes into a big salad bowl, and finely GRATE one garlic clove over the tomato mixture.

Add the mozzarella balls and olives, and then add the oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes. Drizzle generously with the extra virgin olive oil and give it a splash of vinegar. Then give the whole mixture a thorough toss.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to serving to let the flavors mingle.

NOTE: If the mozzarella balls and/or olives are already marinated, you may need to use less olive oil when assembling the salad.

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Shepherd’s Pie

Shepherd’s Pie – Gordon Ramsay’s F-Word

Gordon somehow manages to whip up this Shepherd’s Pie in less than two minutes (could it be TV magic?), and the result looks tastier than any Shepherd’s Pie I’ve ever tasted. Mmmm, pub food.

FUN FACT: Real Shepherd’s Pie (like this one) has ground lamb as the meat, hence, “shepherd.” Pies made in this fashion that use ground beef are actually called Cottage Pies.

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English Onion Soup

English Onion & Leek Soup – Jamie at Home

Jamie at Home first aired in the UK on Channel 4 in 2007. In this clip Jamie Oliver cooks an English Onion and Leek Soup (“none of this French onion soup malarkey”) with tasty croutons, sage leaves, and broiled English cheddar on top.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/english-onion-soup-with-sage-and-cheddar

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