{"id":223,"date":"2011-11-04T05:57:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T05:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/?p=223"},"modified":"2012-03-17T23:37:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T23:37:49","slug":"in-praise-of-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/?p=223","title":{"rendered":"IN PRAISE OF TOMATOES"},"content":{"rendered":"

I take just two ingredients,<\/p>\n

Glittering\u00a0 gray diamonds of sea salt<\/p>\n

Gorgeous\u00a0 globes\u00a0 of<\/p>\n

sun-kissed tomatoes,<\/p>\n

I embrace my laziness<\/p>\n

and stand over the kitchen sink,<\/p>\n

juice running down my arms<\/p>\n

Eating tomatoes.<\/p>\n

It is perfection.<\/p>\n

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For dinner I’ll put summer on the table with this\u00a0 salad\u00a0 made with tomatoes and nothing else.\u00a0 Just a drizzle of the finest extra-virgin olive oil,\u00a0 some torn basil leaves, a few grinds of\u00a0 pepper and salt.\u00a0 No aged balsamic vinegar –\u00a0 just these perfect vine-ripened tomatoes.<\/p>\n

Any\u00a0 tomatoes left over I’ll put on\u00a0 a few slices of toasted artisan bread with mayo, a sprinkle of sea salt and a couple of grinds of pepper.\u00a0 I’ll eat it open face.\u00a0 Sublime.\u00a0 You can’t improve upon perfection.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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