Fresh Fig and Green Tomato Salad with Basil

from Cookbook Author, Marie Simmons

Serves 6 to 8
This simple salad recipe adapted from Fig Heaven: 70 Luscious Recipes for the World’s Most Luscious Fruit (William Morrow 2004) is a fresh way to make the best of the end of summer tomatoes and start the fall season with delicious figs.

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INGREDIENTS:
4 green zebra tomatoes, cored and cut into ½ inch wedges
4 large, firm ripe figs, any variety, stems tripped, cut into ½ inch wedges
½-cup hand-torn fresh basil leaves
½-cup paper-thin lengthwise slivers red onion
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1-tablespoon red wine vinegar

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PREPARATION:

1. Combine the tomatoes, figs, basil and onion in a serving bowl.
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Drizzle the salad with the olive oil and splash the vinegar over the top.
4. Gently fold the ingredients together.
5. Serve at room temperature.