Tomato plate

1 Pick a protein

• Wild salmon, leftover A big piece Broken into flakes, cold or barely warmed. Nothing to cook.
• Shrimp ½ lb Seared in a smoking-hot pan, 1–2 minutes a side.
• Burrata ½ ball No meat. Torn over the tomatoes. Nothing to cook.

2 Pick a flavor

• Cool Greek yogurt + cucumber + mint Grated cucumber stirred into salted yogurt, mint torn in.
• Bright Tomato vinaigrette + basil Spoon the jar over, tear basil on top, flaky salt last. How to make the tomato herb vinaigrette →
• Sweet and sharp Peach + lime + flaky salt Sliced ripe peach, lime, salt. A few rings of jalapeño if you want heat.

You'll need

• 2 large ripe tomatoes
• 1 Persian cucumber
• A small handful of basil and mint
• Olive oil
• Flaky salt and black pepper

Plus your protein and your flavor.

Make it

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1. 5 minSlice the tomatoes thick, lay them on the plate, and salt them. Their juice becomes the dressing.
2. 1–2 min a sideShrimp: heat a pan until it smokes, add a little oil and the shrimp, and cook until pink. Salmon or burrata: nothing to cook.
3. Slice the cucumber and tuck it around the tomatoes. Add your protein.
4. FinishYour flavor over the top, then the herbs, torn.
5. Olive oil, flaky salt, and black pepper last.

Leftovers

It doesn't keep — tomatoes go mealy in the fridge. Make it fresh.