Peach, tomato and basil salad & thank you, Penny De Los Santos

I made this recipe in September 2010 but I’m doing the translation on my not-long-ago born English food blog now (May 17 2011). I found this recipe on Penny’s blog and after I had made it I sent a message saying thank you to her on Twitter. I love tomatoes, I love sweet, juicy peaches (I think the best ones are grown in Hungary! I’m not kidding! I’ve never eaten so juicy, crunchy, sweet peaches anywhere else. You should come and try it! :)) and I love basil. I was a bit surprised to put these three ingredients in one dish but I gave it a try. The taste of the salad was new for me but I loved it.

This past weekend I had the opportunity to get to know Penny, her work, vocation, passion and her enthusiasm more. Thanks to the team of CreativeLIVE – they gave thousands the opportunity to follow their dreams and watch Penny online and learn from her so much. The Food & Culture Photography Workshop with Penny De Los Santos was unbelievable, I can’t find words to describe these three days. Penny, you are an inspirational icon for me and I just want to thank you for your hard work. You put so much effort in the workshop to teach thousands around the world. I loved every minute of it. * THANK YOU! *

And here is one of the most noted excerpts of Penny from this weekend: “If you are not doing what you love, – ask yourself: why not?”

Method

In a salad bowl mix together the peaches, tomatoes, basil leaves. In a smaller bowl make the dressing: mix together the garlic, apple vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, pinch of salt and pepper and pour it over the salad.