Harvesting: First Tomato Harvest of 2008!

I harvested two perfect ripe tomatoes from my ‘Stupice’ tomato plant yesterday. These are the first tomatoes that are ripe in my garden. To honour the first tomatoes of 2008, I made a reconstructed tomato salad. To make this salad I sliced each tomato into four slices, then put them back together, adding in a layer of fresh mozzarella cheese, course sea salt, olive oil and african blue basil, garnishing the top with mini globe basil, and finishing with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. I probably should have made a reduction with the balsamic, would have looked better!! Sure tasted good! Ate the salad out on the patio with all of the flowers, it was lovely. I love summer!!