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Tomato Salad With Basil Vinaigrette

4.6

(10)

Tomato Salad on a orange plate
Photograph by Joyce Lee, food styling by Brandon Gray, prop styling by Chloe Kirk

By salting and straining ripe heirloom tomatoes, you collect the summertime star’s slightly sweet and vegetal juices—called tomato water, it’s a prized ingredient in its own right. Here it’s whisked with a little rice vinegar for added brightness and a verdant basil oil to create a flavorful vinaigrette to dress the wedges and a torn ball of burrata. Finish the salad with a lot of basil, using a mix of colors and varieties (like standard green Italian, anise-y Thai, and moody purple).

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