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A GOOD
A GOOD FRIEND, AS I SEE IT THESE DAYS, SHARE OUR VALUES,
EVEN IF THEY DON'T SHARE OUR
VIEWS.
VIEWS.
VIEWS. SOMEONE I AM TRYING TO BE
FRIENDS WITH RIGHT NOW IS OUR
NEXT GUEST.
NEXT GUEST. SAMANTHA FERRARO IS THE AUTHOR
OF WEEKNIGHT MEDITERRANEAN
KITCHEN AND SHE IS JOINING US
WITH A DISH FEATURING HER
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE. IT IS A FRUIT, RIGHT?
TO MADE IT WAS OFFICIALLY A
FRUIT?
FRUIT?
FRUIT? >>
FRUIT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. TOMATO IS A FRUIT.
YOU CAN HAVE A TOMATO SALAD
AND TECHNICALLY IT IS A FRUIT
SALAD.
SALAD.
SALAD. >>
SALAD. >> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU
HAVE A THING WITH TOMATOES.
LIKE, IT IS YOUR THING.
>> IT IS MY FAVORITE FOOD.
IF YOU KNOW ME AND YOU FOLLOW
ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW
THAT TOMATOES ARE MY FAVORITE
FOOD IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS MY
FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.
I PROBABLY SPEND $50 A WEEK ON
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALL OF
THE THINGS YOU MAKE USING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WHAT ARE YOU MAKING TODAY?
>> WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO
SHOWCASE THIS BOUNTY.
WE ARE MAKING ONE OF MY
FAVORITE MEDITERRANEAN SALADS.
WHAT IS SO LOVELY ABOUT IT IS
IT HAS THESE LITTLE, CRISPY
PITA CHIPS. I MADE THESE
EARLIER TODAY.
EARLIER TODAY. I HAVE A SPICE BLEND. IT IS A
REALLY BEAUTIFUL MEDITERRANEAN
SPICE BLEND.
SPICE BLEND. IT IS QUITE LOVELY.
I AM GOING TO TAKE SOME OF
THESE AND JUST ROUGHLY PUT IT
RIGHT IN THE SALAD.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE CRUNCH IN
THE SALAD.
THE SALAD. >> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME
VEGGIES IN THERE ALREADY.
CARROTS?
CARROTS?
CARROTS? >> I HAVE ONLY HEIRLOOM
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. WE FOUND SOME BEAUTIFUL,
COLORFUL HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
THAT ARE PERFECTLY AND SEASON.
THIS IS A DEEP YELLOW ONE AND
ALMOST A GREEN ZEBRA.
I ALSO HAVE SOME CUCUMBERS IN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. JUST BRIGHT, SEASONAL FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES.
AND VEGETABLES. ONCE YOU ADD THE PITA CHIP IN,
WE WILL MAKE A QUICK
VINAIGRETTE. HERE, I ALREADY
HAVE SOME OLIVE OIL PORTIONED
OUT. I LOVE FRESH LEMON JUICE.
IT JUST BRIGHTENS UP
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> IT TOTALLY DOES.
>> I ADD IMAGES TO EVERYTHING.
JUST A REALLY GOOD SQUEEZE.
THEN, A LITTLE APPLE CIDER
VINEGAR, WHAT EVER LIGHT
VINEGAR YOU HAVE. WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO MIMIC THE FLAVORS ON
THE PITA CHIPS AND ADD SOME
BEAUTIFUL SPICE RIGHT INTO THE
SALAD DRESSING.
SALAD DRESSING. THEN, ANOTHER MEDITERRANEAN
TRICK IS SOMETHING CALLED
POMEGRANATE MOLASSES.
POMEGRANATE MOLASSES. IT GOES REALLY WELL WITH
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES.
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES. IT IS A LITTLE TART, A LITTLE
THICK.
THICK.
THICK. IT
THICK. IT WORKS REALLY WELL WITH THE
SWEET TOMATOES.
SWEET TOMATOES. I AM GOING TO ADD ALL OF THAT
TOGETHER AND THEN GIVE
EVERYTHING A GOOD WHISK. YOU
CAN PUT THIS IN A MASON JAR
AND THEN YOU CAN KEEP IT ALL
WEEK AND DRESS YOUR SALADS AS
NEEDED.
NEEDED.
NEEDED. THEN, WE WILL POUR THE
DRESSING OVER.
DRESSING OVER. >> IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MINT BUT
IF YOU HAVE MEANT THIS TIME OF
YEAR LIKE WE ALL DO, THROW IT
RIGHT IN.
RIGHT IN.
RIGHT IN. ANY TENDER HERB THAT YOU HAVE,
PARSLEY, CILANTRO, BASIL.
ALL OF THE FAVORITES GO SO
WELL TOGETHER.
WELL TOGETHER. >> WHILE YOU ARE MIXING THAT
UP, GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO
HOW WE PICK THE PERFECT TOMATO.
>> I ALWAYS GO WITH THE SMELL
TEST.
TEST.
TEST. PRODUCE ALWAYS HAS A BEAUTIFUL
AROMA TO IT.
GIVE IT A GOOD SMELL.
DOES IT SMELL LIKE A TOMATO?
DOES IT SMELL SWEET?
ALSO, GIVE IT A GOOD FEEL.
IF THERE IS ANY OBVIOUS SOFT
SPOTS, I DON'T BUY THOSE.
IF IT HAS A NICE LITTLE GIVE,
THAT IS A GOOD SIGN THAT IT IS
NICE AND RIPE. I ALSO LOOK FOR
HOW SMOOTH THE SKIN IS.
IF THERE IS A BIG SPLIT OR
BLEMISH, I MIGHT NOT GET THAT
WHEN.
WHEN.
WHEN. I
WHEN. I ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK FOR A
NICE SMOOTH AND SHINY SKIN.
THIS TOMATO IS ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT AND I MIGHT EAT IT
RIGHT AFTER THIS SEGMENT.
>> HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE
TOMATO THAT YOU WANT TO COOK
WITH?
WITH?
WITH? IS
WITH? IS THERE A CERTAIN ONE YOU
LOVE COOKING WITH THE MOST?
>> IT DEPENDS WHAT I AM
MAKING.
MAKING.
MAKING. FOR THIS SALAD, I WANT THIS
BIG, RIPE HEIRLOOM TOMATO.
FOR THIS PASTA DISH THAT I
HAVE OVER HERE, I WANTED
SOMETHING A LITTLE SWEETER SO
I GOT THIS REALLY SWEET CHERRY
TOMATO.
TOMATO.
TOMATO. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU
ARE LOOKING FOR.
THE REALLY DARK RED, ALMOST
BLACK TOMATOES HAVE A REALLY
BEAUTIFUL DEEP, SAVORY FLAVOR.
THE GREEN ONES HAVE A BRIGHT,
ALMOST CUCUMBER LIKE FLAVOR.
IT REALLY DEPENDS WHAT YOU ARE
IN THE MOOD FOR.
>> WE HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT
BUT YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER
DISHES YOU LIKE TO MAKE.
YOU MENTIONED ONE OF THEM.
BUT, GAZPACHO AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE GAZPACHO.
IT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO MAKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. I
THIS. I HAVE THIS RECIPE ON MY
WEBSITE AS WELL.
THERE IS A BUNCH OF TOMATOES,
SOME SPICY CHILI LIKE
JALAPENOS, CUCUMBERS, PEPPERS.
A LITTLE BIT OF WHITE VINEGAR,
A GOOD DRIZZLE OF OLIVE OIL
AND IT IS SUMMER IN A BOWL.
>> THIS LOOKS SO AMAZING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
YOUR PASSION WITH US.
GUESS WHAT?
GUESS WHAT? SAMANTHA WILL BE SHARING HER
RECIPE FOR THIS DELICIOUS
SALAD.
SALAD.
SALAD. JUST