A tomato and "Dirt" Salad Really Dig

A tomato and "Dirt" Salad Really Dig -

is not unusual for me to steal a recipe idea from a local restaurant, but it is not every day that I am inspired by something I eat at a bowling alley. This happened recently in the Mission Bowling Club, a fun and funky, six bowling lanes located just a few blocks from our house, which, despite the cacophony, features some of the best bites of the City.

In addition to fried chicken appetizer of another world, and a "granulated" hamburger years some beef (including my wife Michele) consider the best in the city, the MBC also offers daily specials, and such offer has been described as an "heirloom tomato salad topped with a crispy rye crumble. "

that sounded great to us, and our server guarantor for excellence, so we happily included among our entries. what we did not know at the time was that our server had challenged the kitchen and refused to use official name, the dish "tomatoes and dirt."

She made this surprising confession that we raved about its deliciousness, and allowed to go rogue and changing the name because it did not think that "dirt" looked good. What?! I thought this plate of tomatoes and "dirt" was about the most creative thing I had heard / seen / tasted in a while.

I am so close to go in that kitchen, ratting her out and maybe get a free dessert for my trouble, but changed his mind and decided to quietly finish the salad, knowing that I would like to share here, the dirty name and everything. Anyway, this is my version and I hope you give this a try soon. Have fun!

Ingredients for 4 small servings:

burrata cheese 8 oz or fresh ricotta

Fairly freshly sliced ​​tomatoes 4 servings

wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste

fresh sliced ​​basil leaves

for the crumbs:

2 tablespoons olive oil, more if necessary

3 large brown mushrooms, minced

large pinch of salt

3 pumpernickel slices, make crumbs

1 rounded ground almonds tablespoon (aka almond meal, almond meal, or just crush your own)