Salad, Summer Tomato

By fireandfrost

By: PEGGYLEBLANC
"This recipe is great ending to a hot summer day. It is a family recipe passed down to me from my great grandmother. My grandmother and I use to sit outside with candles all around us with this salad and warm conversation. The original recipe was first used in 1912."

Ingredients

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 pint yellow pear tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ground red pepper to taste
• salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, toss the cherry tomatoes, yellow pear tomatoes, green onions, garlic, basil, cilantro, black pepper, red pepper, and salt. Refrigerate 30 minutes and toss again before serving.