Buttermilk Tomato Salad
Tomato fans are going tolove the creamy dressing based on buttermilk and sour cream. This would bereally good to serve with some grilled chicken, steak or even a firm-fleshedfish. It makes a change from other tomato-based salad side dishes like insalatatricolore, which is tomatoes, basil and mozzarella.
- 6 cups halved cherry tomatoes
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 minced shallot
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Toss the tomatoes with salt and pepper in a bowl.
Whisk the buttermilk with the sour cream, garlic, and shallot in another bowl, then stir in the basil.
Pour the buttermilk mixture over the tomatoes.
Serve at room temperature or chilled.