Does anyone remember last year's tomato blight in NY? It was awful. In August when everyone was expecting to see the beginning of great tomatoes, we had nothing. It wasn’t until September that I even got 1 tomato I thought was worthy of having on our menu, and that only lasted about a week. Well, no blight this year. With little rain and a hot summer, we started seeing great tomatoes in July and today, there were so many heirloom varieties at the market it was hard to choose between them. Of course we'll have them on our menu tonight. Here's a great recipe for a ranch style herb dressing that is just perfect with these flavorful tomatoes:
Tomato Salad:
Pick some great heirloom tomatoes, the uglier the better, as many colors as possible, slice and cut them in different shapes and sizes.
Add some of your favorite vegetables for garnishes: thinly sliced red onion or scallion, cucumber, julienne bell peppers, radish - just not too much, let the tomatoes stand out
Drizzle with the following dressing recipe.
Summer Herb Ranch Dressing:
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 lemon, juiced
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 tablespoon minced thyme
1 tablespoon minced chives
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Best made 24 hours prior to using the dressing.
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