This is my younger son Oliver’s favorite salad of mine and he is now recreating it in his own apartment having visited his local Sunday farmers market for the fresh ingredients. Not bad for 21 years old!
I have no measurements for this salad, only ingredients and recommendations…
Put into an attractive dish,
Cherry or heirloom tomatoes, depending on what are the sweetest tomatoes, cut in half or into large chunks
Sliced red onion
Fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks, (the one that comes in water)
Lots of good fresh basil, ripped, not cut, as it will bruise
Avocado, peeled and cut into chunks, (put this in at the end, as it can brown)
Lots of good crusty Ciabatta or country french bread for all those amazing juices
Make a dressing of good quality balsamic vinegar, good extra virgin olive oil, a good amount of crushed fresh garlic, salt and freshly ground pepper. Mix well, then tip over the salad and toss very gently, so as not to break up the avocado.
Serve and dunk that bread into those juices!!