Name: Garden tomato salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6 for a starter or lunch, or 8-10 with other dishes
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.25kg-1.5kg ripe tomatoes - as many colours, shapes, sizes and flavours as you can find; 50g mixed soft herb - we used chives, thyme, parsley and mint; 5-6 shallots diced as finely as you can; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp clear honey

1.25kg-1.5kg ripe tomatoes
- as many colours, shapes, sizes and flavours as you can find
50g mixed soft herb
- we used chives, thyme, parsley and mint
5-6 shallots
diced as finely as you can

For the dressing

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp clear honey

Method

step 1
Slice the large-to-medium tomatoes and halve the smallest. Pick the leaves from the herbs and roughly chop, then mix the herbs with the shallots.
step 2
Choose a large platter and start layering up the tomatoes, mixing colours and sizes. As you finish each layer, scatter with some of the herb-shallot mix and some ground black pepper. Keep layering until everything is used up. Cover and chill for a few hrs. Bring to room temperature 45 mins before serving.
step 3
Whisk together the dressing ingredients with some salt, then drizzle over the salad and serve.