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Tomatoes on a Fence

Author: Barrett Bridenhagen

Ingredients

  • 1-2 pints of small varieties of heirloom tomatoes
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard make sure you like the Dijon you pick, they vary a lot
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil or ½ cup olive oil and ¼ cup of the amazing lemon oil Barber makes for may of his salads

Instructions

  • In medium bowl, whisk together lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper. Slowly whisk in the oil(s). Vinaigrette can be made ahead, but serve at room temperature.
  • Before the guests arrive, arrange the tomatoes on the fence as your heart desires. Tomatoes on a Fence 15I varied the color, size, shape, and cut some in half because I love the aesthetics. Also, they absorb the dressing better in half. But I think it would be beautiful arranged by color as well. Ah, next time.
  • Tomatoes on a Fence 13See the tiny cucumbers I slipped in as well? It's the bright green oval in the foreground. They're called mouse melons and have a bright flavor and crisp texture. They're best serve sliced in half in my opinion. They're a little hard to stab with a fork if you're not eating with your fingers.
  • Tomatoes on a Fence 2I love that I caught a drop of tomato juice before it dripped out of the Green Tiger Grape Tomato.
  • Tomatoes on a Fence 7Drizzling lemon vinagrette on the Garden Peach Fuzzy Tomato, which may be the most beautiful tomato I've ever seen. Though, that's really a very silly superlative when this rainbow of tomatoes is what makes them so extraordinary.Tomatoes on a Fence 6
  • You'll definitely need a tray or a towel under the wood. The tomatoes and the vinaigrette look beautiful as they drip off the edges. Tomatoes on a Fence 12And just look at all of the burls in the grain of the beautiful piece of butternut my dad selected for my fence. So gorgeous. It truly is a piece of art. And the best news, the tomatoes look almost as stunning on the good china. Enjoy this easy salad until the tomatoes give out. Tomatoes on a Fence haviland syracuse