Quail with tomatoes
Description
Perfect for everyday meals. The salad is very tasty, quite filling, light and healthy. In summer, add plenty of aromatic herbs—green or purple basil, tarragon, parsley. Sometimes garlic is included, but very rarely. Garnish as desired and serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Wash the ripe tomato together with the herbs, then dry.
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Step 2
Let's prepare the salad dressing. To do this, finely chop the mint and cilantro leaves, place them in a deep bowl, and add khmeli-suneli. In summer, fresh basil and tarragon are also added to this dressing.
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Step 3
Crush walnuts with a pestle in a mortar, transfer to the herbs, add vinegar and oil, as well as salt and ground black pepper. Mix the dressing.
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Step 4
Slice the tomatoes and cheese thinly, arrange them in a circle on a flat plate, alternating them. In summer, use aromatic Mikado variety tomatoes.
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Step 5
Spread the dressing evenly, lightly drizzle with oil once more, and season slightly with pepper. Place fresh cilantro leaves in the center. In some restaurants, the salad is also topped with grated Parmesan.
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Step 6
Serve the ready salad immediately after preparation. An excellent appetizer to accompany a glass of dry white wine.