Garden Fresh Tomato Toss

I was watering my 'Wee Garden' today and noticed a rather large pickling cucumber that escaped me until now and I decided that the tomatoes that were now ripe and the cucumber needed to be put to good use. I found a nice yolo green pepper in my garden and a small jalapeno and added them into the 'mix'.  I thought about making relish or pickling slices. Then my husband said "how about just something un-pickled and 'tasting like Summer in a Jar'.  There you have it!!  I decided to NOT pickle with vinegar's or sugars and to just let the flavors speak for themselves - they don't just whisper in this dish - they scream and it's a YAY!  One of the easiest and tastier "salad/slaws" I've made to date - Enjoy! Diane 





Garden Fresh Tomato Toss
Ingredients: 
4-5 heirloom tomatoes, ripe
1 small green bell pepper
1 small jalapeno, seeded
1 large pickling cucumber
1 tsp kosher salt
dash of course ground black pepper
1 tbs olive oil

Fresh Garden Herbs:
handful of garlic chive
6 leave of sweet basil
handful of parsley
few sprigs of Dill
2 small pinches of oregano

Dice all veggies and place in mixing bowl.  Add all herbs, with salt & pepper to Cuisinart and blend. Stream in just about 1 Tbs of olive oil until blended.  Mix Herbs into veggies until well blended and refrigerate until serving. Make approx 1 pint.  

Recipe & Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home 
 

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