TODAY’S RECIPE: Tomato & mozzarella salad with tomato dressing

QUICK, tasty lunch. Serves: 2

Ingredients

200g mixed tomatoes, sliced

1 large shallot, sliced into thin rings

5 tbsp olive oil

3 drops of Tabasco 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 6 basil leaves, shredded, plus extra small leaves to serve 4 crostini, crushed 1 ball buffalo mozzarella, halved

Method

1 Put tomatoes and shallot in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt. Leave for ten minutes for tomatoes to release juices.

2 Using a slotted spoon, remove tomatoes and arrange over two plates. Sprinkle with shallot. Reserve juices.

3 Whisk olive oil, Tabasco and vinegar into tomato juices to make dressing. Drizzle over tomatoes and shallots, then scatter with shredded basil and crostini. Put half of mozzarella in centre of each plate, and season with black pepper. Top with extra basil leaves.