Name: Tomato smash with feta whip
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tomato smash; 500 gram tomatoes - all sorts; Dressing; large handful coriander, roughly chopped; small handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped; 1 clove garlic, minced; 4 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/4 cup quality olive oil; salt and black pepper, to season; Feta whip; 75 gram creamy feta; 2 tablespoon sour cream; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 4 tablespoon olive oil; To serve; sliced toasted ciabatta

Tomato smash with feta whip

This recipe sings with flavour! Get your hands on as many tomatoes of different varieties, shapes, sizes and colours that you can – just make sure they’re all top-quality tomatoes.

Serves 4

Prep

25M

Ingredients

Tomato smash

500 gram tomatoes – all sorts

Dressing

large handful coriander, roughly chopped

small handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

4 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup quality olive oil

salt and black pepper, to season

Feta whip

75 gram creamy feta

2 tablespoon sour cream

1 lemon, zest and juice

4 tablespoon olive oil

To serve

sliced toasted ciabatta

Method

Tomato smash

1.Prepare the tomatoes by coring the larger ones and slicing, halving and leaving the smaller ones whole.

Dressing

2.In a large bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, and extra lemon juice to taste.

3.Add the tomatoes to thedressing and toss until they are coated. Use your hands to gently squeeze the mixtureso that some of the tomatoes are crushed.

Feta whip

4.Make the feta whip using a hand or wand blender to mix all the ingredients until they are smooth and creamy.

To serve

5.Serve the tomatoes on buttered toast, topped with a generous dollop of feta whip.

This recipe sings with flavour! I first tried a version of this at Sylvia’s Sunset Café in Port Waikato and I was struck with its impeccable freshness. Get your hands on as many tomatoes of different varieties, shapes, sizes and colours that you can – just make sure they’re all top-quality toms.
Note

Nici Wickes