As we’ve spent almost 3 years now following a paleo diet (wow!), many of our tastes have changed. Heather is now a big fan of brussels sprouts, mustard, collared greens, and many other items she otherwise thought were off limits. For me, the greatest addition to my life has been the tomato. I thought it was the occasional obligation on a restaurant hamburger, or a small part of a salad.
Recently I came to the conclusion that I now pick up a tomato how I used to pick up an apple. This salad challenges the assumption that a salad has to be a bed of greens with some accoutrement; don’t allow your salad to be boring! This time of year, we thought the bright red and green was perfect for the holidays. We hope you have a delightful time with family and friends this week, regardless of how (or what) you decide to celebrate.
Ingredients
salad
4 C quartered campari tomatoes
1/4 C thinly sliced shallot
1 C home-made pesto
pesto
2 C tightly packed basil leaves
1/3 C pine nuts
1/2 C avocado oil
1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
1 pinch each salt and pepper
Method
If you’re making pesto from scratch: place in your food processor the pesto ingredients, in the following order: basil, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, oil. Cover and blend until fully incorporated.
Quarter the tomatoes, and toss into a bowl.
Add thinly sliced shallots, and pour pesto over the mixture.
Toss the salad, and serve!
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Tomato-Basil Salad
Ingredients
salad
4 C quartered campari tomatoes
1/4 C thinly sliced shallot
1 C home-made pesto
pesto
2 C tightly packed basil leaves
1/3 C pine nuts
1/2 C avocado oil
1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
1 pinch each salt and pepper
Method
1. If you’re making pesto from scratch: place in your food processor the pesto ingredients, in the following order: basil, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, oil. Cover and blend until fully incorporated.
2. Quarter the tomatoes, and toss into a bowl.
3. Add thinly sliced shallots, and pour pesto over the mixture.
4. Toss the salad, and serve!
Yum! I have been on a total pesto kick lately! I have a ton of ripe heirloom cherry tomatoes. Gonna have to make some of this for a snack tonight!
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It looks great. I love cherry tomatoes as well. I ate this at the Eternal Abundance, and I loved it. I did not ask for the recipe though. Now I can finally try it by myself.
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Mmmm this looks so good! I’ll include it in my detox
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