Tyler's Ultimate Tomato Salads

By: Kirsten Vala

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Tyler Florence has a knack for creating the "ultimate" stand-by dishes. With tomatoes at their peak, I decided to tap his culinary know-how for farm-stand inspiration.

Tyler add lots of spices to his Chow-Chow, a pickled, mustard-flavored relish perfect for picnic spreads.

Fresh tomatoes are transformed into a decadent side, dressed with creamy, buttermilk blue cheese dressing.

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Tomatoes, basil and mozzarella — it doesn't get much simpler or fresher than this.

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