• Cherry Tomato and Israeli Feta Salad

    by Dorothy Reinhold on September 18, 2019


    Print This Post Print This Post Cherry Tomato and Israeli Feta Salad is a perfect marriage of summer-ripe cherry tomatoes, zingy Israeli feta cheese and salty olives. Mint is the wild card, but don't leave it out. You could make a meal of this when tomatoes are in season!

    Cherry Tomato and Israeli Feta Salad is a perfect marriage of summer-ripe cherry tomatoes, zingy Israeli feta cheese and salty olives. Mint is the wild card, but don’t leave it out. You could make a meal of this when tomatoes are in season!

    When is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? (With apologies to Aristotle.)

    When it is a seemingly simple Cherry Tomato and Israeli Feta Salad created by caterer Gisele Perez, who owned Small Pleasures Catering in Los Angeles, and blogs at Pain Perdu.

    I tasted her tomato-feta salad at a party she threw, and I was smitten. I nibbled at her tapenade, always a favorite, I snarfed up her asparagus and her Caponata, and I kept coming back to the tomato salad. I might have gone back for fourths (don’t tell anyone). She agreed to share it with you today. Enjoy! –Dorothy Continue Reading…

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