This
is a delicious salad to serve when summer tomatoes are at
their peak.
Ingredients:
- 2
Tablespoons olive
oil
- 6
cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 3
red onions, cut into 1/2 inch dice
- Salt
and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 8
tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch dice
- 1
teaspoon balsamic
vinegar
- 2
teaspoons drained caper
- 1
large or 2 small bunches arugula, stemmed
- 1
head radicchio
1. In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the
garlic and onions and cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes,
until translucent. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
2. Put the chopped tomatoes in a large bowl. Add the vinegar
and capers and toss. Add the cooked garlic and onions and toss
again.
3. To serve, toss the arugula and radicchio together and arrange
on individual salad plates. Top the lettuces with the tomato
mixture.
Serves 6
Pantry
Suggestions:
Salad of Tomatoes, Capers, Radicchio and Arugula-make extra
amounts of the tomato and caper mixture and spoon it over grilled
chicken or fish, onto sandwiches or spoon it over other greens
or cold, grilled vegetables.
