Vegetable of the year 2022 : The tomato

Cold puree of potato, onion, garlic, sour shallot, tomatoes and basil. 

for 4 persons

ingredients

puree  :

  • 1 kg soft-boiling potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • black pepper from the mill, sea salt

shallot : 

  • 1 or 2 shallots
  • white wine vinegar
  • black pepper from the pepper mill and sea salt

tomato salad :

  • 2 green zebra tomatoes
  • 12 yellow cherry tomatoes
  • 12 red cherry tomatoes

garnish : 

  • fresh basil

 

directions:

shallot : cut into fine rings. Add white wine vinegar until well covered. Season with black pepper from the mill and sea salt.

puree : peel the potatoes and cut into equal pieces. Add the chopped garlic and onion. Cook the potatoes in lightly salted water. Mash with some cooking water and a little vinegar of the marinated shallot until creamy mass. Season with sea salt and black pepper from the mill. 
Mix well.

tomato salad : cut the tomatoes into quarters and mix with olive oil, some vinegar from the marinated shallot, black pepper from the mill and sea salt.
Divide the lukewarm or cold puree over the plates, top with some of the tomato salad, the marinated shallot rings and finish with finely chopped basil and some black pepper.

TIP!
There are many varieties of potatoes. They can be divided into 2 groups: soft-boiling & firm-boiling. Everything that needs to be pureed and fried is best done with soft-boiling potatoes. All other preparations are best with firm-boiling potatoes.

Cold puree of potato, onion, garlic, sour shallot, tomatoes and basil
Cold puree of potato, onion, garlic, sour shallot, tomatoes and basil