Sliced Tomatoes with Minted Olive Oil and Basil
- 1 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup olive oil
- 6 large tomatoes, each cut horizontally into 4 round slices
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- Additional fresh mint leaves
- Bring medium saucepan of water to boil.
- Add 1 cup packed mint and blanch 20 seconds.
- Drain.
- Transfer leaves to processor and blend well.
- With machine running, add oil through feed tube and blend until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Let stand 3 hours at room temperature.
- (Can be made up to 3 days ahead.
- Cover minted oil and refrigerate.
- Bring to room temperature before using.)
- Arrange tomato slices on platter; sprinkle sugar, then basil over slices.
- Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons minted oil atop tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Garnish with additional mint leaves.
mint, olive oil, tomatoes, sugar, fresh basil, mint
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sliced-tomatoes-with-minted-olive-oil-and-basil-105283 (may not work)