9 red yellow orange heirloom Recipes

heirloom tomatoes , wedged (i like mixing green, deep purple, yellow and orange), fresh mozzarella cheese , either in bite size balls (bocconcini), kalamata olives, pitted and chopped, leaves fresh basil , torn, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, sea salt, cracked pepper

lettuce leaf (to line the platter) (optional), grape tomatoes (yellow , orange, red, etc.) or 1 pint heirloom tomato (yellow, orange, red, etc.), lemon cucumbers (your choice to peel ) or 1 small cucumber, diced (your choice to peel), feta cheese, cubed, white balsamic vinegar (my addition), extra virgin olive oil, cracked black pepper, fresh lemon verbena leaves , cut into ribbons (not dried!)

fresh lemon juice, anchovy fillets, shallot, coarsely chopped, champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar, garlic clove, peeled, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered, sour cream, chopped fresh italian parsley, chopped fresh tarragon, chopped fresh basil, olive oil, cooked large american shrimp, peeled , tails left intact, heads of green and red belgian endive, trimmed, leaves separated, easter egg radishes, trimmed , with some tops still attached, heirloom baby carrots, peeled, trimmed , with some tops still attached, persian or japanese cucumbers, cut into 3x1/2-inch spears, sugar snap peas, trimmed, red, yellow, and orange bell peppers , cut into 3x1/2-inch strips

whole garlic cloves, peeled, cipollini onions, peeled and quartered, parsnips, chopped, heirloom carrots, chopped (red , orange and yellow), olive oil, fresh sage leaf , bruised and chopped, kosher salt, black pepper, honey, toasted macadamia nuts

italian bread , such as ciabatta, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, excellent quality extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, ripe red heirloom tomatoes , such as brandywine, dutchman, or giant belgium, ripe green or black heirloom tomatoes , such as cherokee purple, black krim, green zebra or german green, ripe yellow or orange heirloom tomatoes , such as yellow brandywine, georgia streak, striped german, orange strawberry, kentucky beefsteak, old german, husky gold, yellow brandywine, or lillian s yellow, young arugula, stems removed , or sprigs of fresh baby herbs, well rinsed and spun dry, herb vinaigrette , recipe follows, assorted red and yellow cherry tomatoes or pear tomatoes, such as sungold, yellow pear, yellow currant, or principe borghese, halved, artisan goat cheese, crumbled, chopped chives, for garnish

red heirloom or plum tomatoes, brown, orange, green , or yellow ripe tomatoes, mixed, red onion, finely chopped, scallions, finely chopped, jalapenos, seeded and finely chopped, a handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped, lime, juiced, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, good quality smoky bacon, finely diced, yellow onion, finely chopped, red fresno chile peppers, finely chopped, organic eggs, hot sauce, freshly ground black pepper, handfuls very thin salt-free crispy corn tortilla chips (recommended : xochitl brand), spicy vegetarian refried beans, smoked cheddar or smoked pepper jack cheese, extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese, pickled sliced jalapenos, drained, shredded leaves from romaine lettuce hearts

red bell peppers (or 1 red and 1 yellow ), marcona almonds or blanched raw almonds, chicken stock, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, zest and juice of 1 lemon, zest and juice of 1 orange, garlic, crushed, fresno chile pepper, red onion, coarsely chopped, heirloom tomato, evoo, bone-in chicken thighs, smoked sweet paprika, salt and freshly ground pepper, dry sherry