Le Cellier Tomato Stack

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tomato (vine ripened)
• 1 cup vidalia onion, diced medium
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, diced medium
• 2 tablespoons vinaigrette dressing (any good quality italian should do)
• 1 teaspoon balsamic syrup (available at specialty gourmet shops) or 1 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon basil pesto (available at specialty and some grocery stores)
• 4 fresh mozzarella balls (mini)
• 1/8 cup mixed salad green, chopped fine (to garnish)
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a saute pan, heat olive oil.
• 2 add diced onions and cook slowly constantly stirring until they become brown, set aside to cool.
• 3 slice two slices crosswise of tomato.
• 4 dice remaining tomato.
• 5 toss diced tomato, diced cucumbers and onions together in a large bowl with the viniagrette.
• 6 season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 7 season tomato slices.
• 8 in a small bowl, add mozzarella balls and pesto and coat them with the pesto.
• 9 place tomato slices on plates, add the diced tomato mix on top of the slices, add mozzarella balls on the plate. top the tomato mix with shredded lettuce mix and drizzle the plate with the balsamic syrup.
• 10 serve immediately.