The Taste of Summer
Friday Postcard 4 • Tomato & Basil
There are meals that require recipes.
Then there are meals that simply require good tomatoes.
Every July, I find myself making the same salad.
Not because it’s impressive.
Because it reminds me that the best things usually aren’t complicated.
Sun-warmed tomatoes.
Fresh mozzarella.
A handful of basil picked just before dinner.
A drizzle of olive oil.
Flaky sea salt.
Fresh cracked pepper.
A splash of balsamic glaze if I’m feeling fancy.
That’s it.
No measuring.
No timer.
Just ingredients that don’t need much help.
Maybe that’s why I love summer so much.
It asks us to stop adding.
To stop rushing.
To remember that enough is often exactly enough.
The conversations somehow last longer when this salad is on the table.
Nobody is in a hurry.
The windows stay open.
Someone pours another glass of wine.
The fireflies start showing up just as the plates become empty.
Those evenings never feel extraordinary while you’re living them.
They only become extraordinary later.
When you realize they were the moments you wanted to remember all along.
Tucked Into This Postcard
Recipe
Fresh tomatoes • Fresh mozzarella • Basil • Olive oil • Sea salt • Pepper • Balsamic glaze
What We Sipped
A crisp Sauvignon Blanc.
Currently Reading
The Comfort Book — Matt Haig
Summer Playlist
Acoustic guitar and the sound of cicadas.
See you next Friday.
— Annie