Fresh Tomato Basil Cheese Salad

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Fresh Tomato Basil Cheese Salad
You can use any color of tomatoes you desire for this recipe.
Course Salad
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Basil Sauce
Salad
Course Salad
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Basil Sauce
Salad
Instructions
Basil Sauce
  1. Bring a medium sized pan of water to boil, add 1 cup of basil and boil for 15 seconds then drain. Plunge basil into ice water, drain and pat dry. Combine basil and broth in a blender and process until smooth.
  2. Let mixture stand 2 hours at room temperature. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard solids. Add vinegar and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Salad
  1. Arrange the yellow and red tomato slices alternately in a shallow bowl or on a platter. Drizzle with the basil sauce, sprinkle with the cheese and pepper. Top with the 1/2 cup sliced basil leaves. Serve immediately.
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