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Heirloom Tomato Strawberry Salad
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
708
kcal
Ingredients
Strawberry Compote
½
cup
white port
½
vanilla bean
split and scraped
2
Tbsp
freeze-dried strawberry powder*
½
cup
fresh California strawberries
stemmed and diced
Vanilla Crème Fraiche
¼
cup
crème fraiche
¼
cup
sugar
½
vanilla bean
split and scraped
Salad
6
large heirloom tomatoes
assorted varieties
Kosher salt
2
Tbsp
extra virgin olive oil
2
Tbsp
aged balsamic vinegar
1
cup
dried strawberries
thinly sliced
½
cup
chopped toasted pecans
1
cup
mâche salad greens
Instructions
To make strawberry compote:
Simmer port with scrapings from vanilla bean until reduced by half; whisk in strawberry powder.
Cool; stir in fresh strawberries.
To make vanilla crème fraiche:
Whisk together crème fraiche, sugar and scrapings from vanilla bean.
To make salad:
Slice tomatoes into 1-inch-thick slices. Punch out rounds with a 1-inch round cutter.
Divide tomato rounds among 4 salad plates or arrange on a large platter; season with salt and olive oil.
Drizzle with vinegar and scatter dried strawberries and pecans around tomatoes.
Spoon strawberry compote over tomatoes and scatter mâche on top.
Dot vanilla crème fraiche around edge of plates or platter.
Notes
*To make strawberry powder, grind ½ cup dried sliced strawberries in spice grinder.
Nutrition
Serving:
519
g
|
Calories:
708
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
107
g
|
Protein:
12
g
|
Fat:
23
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
20
mg
|
Sodium:
23
mg
|
Fiber:
19
g
|
Sugar:
78
g