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Fresh Tomato Relish

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 18, 2011

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 (Makes about 1 1/2 cups)

Fresh Tomato Relish

Ingredients

¾ pound ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 1 ½ cups)½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)1 small garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about ½ teaspoon)1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Fresh Tomato Relish

Fresh Tomato Relish

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 (Makes about 1 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

¾ pound ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 1 ½ cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 small garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about ½ teaspoon)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

Ingredients

¾ pound ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 1 ½ cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 small garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about ½ teaspoon)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

Ingredients

¾ pound ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 1 ½ cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 small garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about ½ teaspoon)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

Why This Recipe Works

For an oven-roasted salmon recipe that would give us a nicely browned exterior and a silky, moist interior, we developed a hybrid roasting method, preheating the oven to 500 degrees but then turning down the heat to 275 just before placing the fish in the oven. The initial blast of high heat firmed the exterior and rendered some excess fat. The fish gently cooked in the oven and stayed moist as the temperature slowly dropped. Our oven-roasted salmon recipe was complete when we added an easy relish whose acidity and flavors balanced the richness of the fish.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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