Sliced Tomato, Olive and Goat Cheese Salad with Onion-Caper Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into thick slices
• 2 T coarsely chopped Kalamata olives
• 2 T crumbled goat cheese, Chevre type
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 2 T best quality balsamic vinegar
• 3 T best quality extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 T capers, drained but not rinsed, chopped if large
• 1 T finely minced red onion

Directions

1. Rinse the tomatoes, cut them into thick slices, and lay them out on 2 serving plates.
2. Scatter the crumbled goat cheese over the tomatoes.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the balsamic vinegar with the sea salt and olive oil until combined.
4. Add the capers and chopped onion to the vinaigrette and stir them in.
5. Drizzle the dressing over both plates of tomatoes, then finish with the Kalamata olives.