Charred Golden and Red Cherry Tomatoes

Name: Charred Golden and Red Cherry Tomatoes with Cypress Grove Goat Cheese over Coke Farms Little Gem Lettuce with Dill Vinaigrette
Ingredients: 18 approximately 1 1/2 pints golden cherry tomatoes, cut in half; 1/4 cup fresh oregano (chopped); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (divided); 2 cucumbers (peeled, seeded and sliced on the bias); 8 heads Little Gem lettuce (washed and leaves torn by hand); 1 cup goat cheese (grated); 1/3 cup fresh chopped dill; 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar; 1 shallot (chopped fine); 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil; Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

Charred Golden and Red Cherry Tomatoes with Cypress Grove Goat Cheese over Coke Farms Little Gem Lettuce with Dill Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

18 approximately 1 1/2 pints golden cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/4 cup fresh oregano chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil divided
2 cucumbers peeled, seeded and sliced on the bias
8 heads Little Gem lettuce washed and leaves torn by hand
1 cup goat cheese grated

Dill Vinaigrette

1/3 cup fresh chopped dill
1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
1 shallot chopped fine
4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Toss the cherry tomatoes with the oregano and half of the olive oil. Season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
Heat the remaining olive oil in a large sauté pan until it shimmers. Place the tomatoes in the pan cut side down. Leave tomatoes on the heat until a dark char is achieved. Remove from the pan and hold in a plate with the char side up.

For the Dill Vinaigrette:

Place dill, vinegar and shallot in a nonreactive bowl. Drizzle oil into the bowl while whisking until all is incorporated. Add salt and pepper as needed.

To serve:

Toss the lettuce with the dressing and divide onto 8 plates. Place the tomatoes and cucumbers on top of the greens and then top with the goat cheese. Serve immediately.

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