{"id":5101,"date":"2012-08-09T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T11:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2014-07-06T11:19:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T15:19:49","slug":"summer-tomato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>I love when summer comes and we get to enjoy tomatoes fresh from the garden. I&#8217;m usually a person who needs to follow a recipe, but I&#8217;ve tried out\u00a0a few different ideas I&#8217;ve had for a summer tomato salad and I finally came up with a recipe I love. It&#8217;s quick and easy. My other two favorite things!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7463\"><img data-attachment-id=\"7463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/tomato-recipe-1-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tomato recipe 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 pint cherry tomatoes sliced in half <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 stalk of green onion or scallions<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1\/4 pound fresh mozzarella cheese slice into bite-sized chunks<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/tomato-recipe-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"478,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2.png?fit=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5105 size-medium\" title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2-224x300.png?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-2.png?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fresh Basil Leaves torn into pieces<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1 Stalk of Green onion sliced into small pieces<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/tomato-recipe-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"478,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4.png?fit=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5107 size-medium\" title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4-224x300.png?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-4.png?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drizzle desired amount of any balsamic vinaigrette ( I usually put it on sparingly)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/tomato-recipe-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"478,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5.png?fit=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5108 size-medium\" title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5-224x300.png?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-5.png?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mix all the ingredients together and let sit in fridge for 30 minutes to let the flavors combine. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2012\/08\/09\/summer-tomato-salad\/tomato-recipe-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"478,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6.png?fit=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6.png?fit=478%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5109 size-medium\" title=\"Summer Tomato Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6-224x300.png?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-6.png?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you try it and what you think.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Elle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basil Mozzarella Tomato Salad I love when summer comes and we get to enjoy tomatoes fresh from the garden. I&#8217;m usually a person who needs to follow a recipe, but I&#8217;ve tried out\u00a0a few different ideas I&#8217;ve had for a summer tomato salad and I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[3,28],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tomato-recipe-13.png?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3ISGQ-1kh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5101"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10231,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101\/revisions\/10231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}