Smashed Tomato And Olive Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and add water to cover. Bring to a boil, add a generous pinch of salt and simmer over medium heat until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer them to a plate to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the shallot, lemon zest and lemon juice in a large bowl; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Using your fingers, lightly crush the potatoes and transfer to the large bowl. Add the olive oil and mix gently, then fold in the arugula, parsley, dill and chives. Season generously with salt and pepper. Serve right away.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the tomatoes on a sheet tray and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until the tomatoes are tender and just bursting slightly but not falling apart, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente (following package instructions). While the pasta is cooking, make a vinaigrette by pouring the juice from the bottom of the pan the tomatoes cooked in into a mixing bowl. Add the feta, vinegar, mustard, garlic, sliced basil, oregano, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Slowly pour in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil while whisking to lightly emulsify. Drain the cooked pasta and toss with the vinaigrette. Add the grape tomatoes, olives, chickpeas, roasted red pepper, pepperoncini peppers, onion and chopped basil and toss to combine.
• This is a great salad to serve with Mediterranean Sardines with Lemon and Garlic.
• For the spicy tartar: Combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, pickles, red pepper, onion, capers, lemon juice, tarragon, chives, hot sauce and cayenne in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir well, then cover and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes to allow flavors to come together.
• For the sardines: Preheat a grill to high. Rinse the sardines in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season the cavity of each sardine with salt and pepper, then place a sprig of thyme and oregano inside each along with a few slices of lemon and garlic. Season outside with salt and pepper. Carefully tie the sardines with butchers twine to help keep them closed during grilling. Wipe down the grill grates with a towel dipped in oil to clean and create a non-stick surface. Carefully place sardines across grates and grill for 3 to 4 minutes, until skin blisters and chars around the edges. Using a spatula, carefully turn the sardines and grill for a further 2 to 3 minutes to cook through. When done, remove to a platter and keep warm until ready to serve. Serve the sardines slathered with the Spicy Tartar.

Steps:

• Take a bowl and add all the ingredients. Mix and toss them for a minute.
• Keep them aside for 5-10 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• Mix the diced tomato, sliced green and black olives, capers and diced scallions/green onions in a medium size bowl that has a cover. Tupperware/Rubbermaid containers work really well for this.
• Mix the brines/ juices together in a measuring cup.
• Add the sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Pour over tomato and olives mixture and stir well.
• Cover and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
• When ready, shake the salad in the container with the lid on or stir it so that the brine mixes in.evenly.

Steps:

• This is probably the quickest salad or bruschetta I make, but no less tasty for that. Very few ingredients, simple flavors, complete sense. Try to make use of the wider range of cherry tomatoes available now: yellow, tige, and plum cherry tomatoes for instance. And, as I always say, it's much better, taste-wise, to buy olives with their stones still in than without. Trust me.
• Simply squash your tomatoes into a bowl. I always have to put one hand over the tomatoes as I do this as juice and pips go everywhere (generally on me). You can be as rough with the tomatoes as you like, as the salad looks much better rough and rustic than perfect and pretty. Then, gently smash the olives on a board with a hard object, like a cup or a rolling-pin. Remove the stones, throw the olives in with the tomatoes, and toss together. Add a few glugs of oil, the oregano, a drizzle of vinegar, crumbled chile, and rip in the basil. Season, to taste, and that's your salad.
• Griddle or toast the slices of bread and rub with the garlic clove, pile on the tomatoes, and rip the mozzarella and lay over the top drizzle with a little bit more oil and finish with shaves of Parmesan.

Steps:

• In serving bowl, squeeze the tomatoes.
• Squeeze the olives in same bowl.
• Add olive oil and red wine vinegar.
• Set aside until ready to eat.
• Tear in as much basil as you can.
• Voila.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the tomatoes, oil, garlic and oregano in a 10-inch pie plate and toss to combine. Season with salt. Roast for 10 minutes. Stir in the bread cubes and roast, stirring halfway through, until the tomatoes are juicy, about 10 minutes more. Drizzle with olive oil and serve warm.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together olive oil, vinegar and dressing mix.
• Add cherry tomatoes, olives, basil and sliced scallions to bowl. Toss to combine.

Steps:

• Divide all ingredients (except dressing) evenly onto 4 plates.
• Arrange creatively; top with dressing.

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot; add 2 teaspoons salt and enough water to cover generously. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes, until just tender when pierced with a fork. (Be careful not to overcook!) Drain and set aside until just cool enough to handle.
• While the potatoes cook, in a large bowl, combine the vinegar and mustard with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Add the olives, shallot and capers, and set aside to marinate for 10 to 20 minutes.
• When the potatoes are just cool enough to handle, cut them in half (or quarters, to end up with bite-size pieces), and add them to the bowl with the dressing. Gently combine and set aside to cool completely, tossing occasionally.
• Stir in the mint and parsley, along with more salt and pepper to taste, and serve the potato salad at room temperature.

Steps:

• Drain olives, capers and artichokes.
• Coarsely chop.
• Add parsley, celery, garlic and oregano and olive oil.
• Stir to mix.
• Put in refrigerator for at least 2 days.
• Will last for several weeks in the refrigerator.
• Great on italian hoagies or muffletas or spooned on top of a green salad.

Steps:

• Toss first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
• (can be made about 6 hours ahead, covered and chilled).
• Stir in avocado and mozzarella.
• Season to taste.

Steps:

• Put the onion and tomato into a decent size bowl.
• Add the olive oil, salt, and pepper, then mix.
• Add the vinegar, pesto, basil and sugar, then mix again.
• It's then fine to leave in the fridge if you want it for a lunch another day or in a tupper ware box, or ready to eat, then and there!
• Obviously, the last step is... ENJOY!!!!! xxxx thanks to all in advance