Tomato slices with cheese and homemade dressing.

As a finger-food appetizer or fancy side dish served with a fork, crumbly, tart cheese and fresh tomato line up for a gourmet upgrade in this quick-and-easy recipe, perfect for parties, picnics or using up your garden’s summer tomato harvest. Enjoy this easy and delicious salad with no cooking involved.  If you can make this a few hours in advance, the flavors become even better.  Enoy 😉

Ingredients:

• 2- 3 ripe, large tomatoes, washed and sliced
• 1 block feta cheese, or herb cheese crumbled
• Fresh basil, mint, or cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• half lemon zest
• freshly  ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Slice tomatoes to 1/8- to ¼-inch thickness. Arrange the tomato slices in your dish.
2. Crumble the cheese you’re using. Any cheese you can use. I used, feta and herb cheese also flavored cheese.
3. Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, pepper and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl.  Pour  mixture over the tomatoes, covering evenly. Top with crumbled  cheese. Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Enjoy 😉