Tomato Salad Deluxe

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1,000 g tomatoes, firm
• 4 spring onions
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard or onion mustard
• 4 slices garlic
• e.g. salt (fleur de sel)
• n. B. Pepper, black
• 2 stalks of basil
• 4 mint leaves
• 1 tsp almond(s), chopped or roasted (alternatively pine nuts)
• 1 tsp lime juice
• some chives, cut into fine rolls

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

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Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and peel if necessary. Quarter the tomatoes and core them. Drain the pulp in a colander. Then, using a spoon or similar tool, pass the tomatoes through a fine sieve, making sure to collect the tomato juice (the juice contains all the tomato aroma/flavor!). Divide the quarters again into 2-3 very fine wedges. Slice the spring onions into very thin rings and mix with the tomato wedges. Finely chop the garlic and grind it into a paste with the mint, basil, chopped, toasted almonds, a pinch of salt, and a dash of olive oil, e.g., in a mortar and pestle. Mix the oil, syrup, lime juice, mustard, spice paste (garlic, basil, mint, almonds), and tomato juice to make a marinade, or shake vigorously in a shaker. Season with fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper and drizzle over the tomato wedges or marinate. Sprinkle with chives just before serving.