Tomato Salad with Tahini Dressing

Ingredients:

3 heirloom tomatoes, sliced and cut in half
2 tablespoons tahini
3 tablespoons water
juice of half a lemon
1 small clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted
1/2 teaspoon isot pepper
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Arrange the tomatoes on a plate.

Stir the tahini, water, and lemon juice together.

Crush the garlic with the salt on a cutting board or with mortar and pestle until liquefied into a paste. Stir into the tahini. Add more water, as needed until it is a thin paste.

Drizzle the tahini dressing over the tomatoes and sprinkle with cumin seeds, isot pepper, and parsley.

Tomato Salad with Herbs

Ingredients:

1/3 cup pistachios or walnuts
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt, to taste
6 large heirloom tomatoes, cut into wedges
3 green onion, chopped
1/2 cups parsley,chopped
1/4 cup mint leaves, chopped
1 cucumber, cut into half inch chunks
1/2 green pepper, seeded and minced

Toast the nuts on the oven until golden and set aside.

Whisk pomegranate molasses with olive oil and season with salt. Set aside.

Toss tomatoes, green onion, parsley, mint, cucumber, and pepper. Add dressing. Garnish with the pistachios.