Dressed Up Tomato And Zucchini Salad

• For the dressing
• 3/4 cup homemade mayo or a good quality commercial one
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tomato seeded, cored and rough chopped
• 8 large basil leaves
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• For the salad
• 1 small zucchini, about 7 to 8 inches long
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 or 4 of your favorite tomatoes, the best you can find or grow
• A few drizzles of the dressing
• A few thinly sliced or torn basil leaves for garnish

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender or mini food processor and process until smooth. Refrigerate.
2. Slice the zucchini in ovals just under 1/2 inch thick. Toss with the salt and place in a colander to "drain" for about one hour. Rinse the slices thoroughly and pat dry with paper toweling.
3. Slice the tomatoes just under 1/2 inch thick and then arrange the tomatoes and zucchini decoratively on a plate or platter. Drizzle with as much of the dressing as you like and garnish with the fresh basil. Serve at room temperature.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/18341-dressed-up-tomato-and-zucchini-salad (may not work)