This weeks "Hot off the Blog" features one of the most tasty dishes ever.

Heirloom Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad

We are visiting my daughter and son. They have grown some of the best Hierloom tomatoes ever.

Summer is tomato and basil season, and there is nothing better than heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil from the garden and fresh mozzarella cheese. So I'm sure you are asking What are "heirloom tomatoes"? Heirloom tomatoes are what tomatoes used to be before all of the variety and flavor were bred out of them so they could be more easily transported in trucks to supermarkets.

There over 600 Heirloom Varieties

Check out http://www.heirloomtomatoes.bizland.com/varieties.htm

This is a great place to buy seeds.

So, give this recipe a try. I think you'll like it!

Chef Robert

- 6 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced I often us a hard boiled egg slicer

- 4 tomatoes, sliced

- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped

- 1/2 ts. ground kosher salt

- 1/4 ts. fresh ground black pepper

- 3 tb. extra virgin olive oil

-1 tablespoon of Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) originating from Italy.

Procedure:

1. Alternate tomato and mozzarella on the plate.

2. Garnish with basil.

3. Drizzle with oil,vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Thats it simple and really good.